Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dasyphyllous

/ˌdæsɪˈfɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: da-sy-phyll-ous
IPA: /ˌdæsɪˈfɪləs/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having downy leaves.

Example Sentences

"dasyphyllous (Gr. dasus, hairy, rough; phullon, a leaf), woolly-leaved; syn. codio-, erio-phyllous."
"Therefore, the forest stands formed by the tree species that endure excessive moisture (the alder, dasyphyllous birch, and poplar) are dominant in the composition of forests."
"However, compared to Masson pine needles, the waxy of camphor leaves showed thinner and more dasyphyllous."

Etymology

From New Latin dasyphyllus (from Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy; dense”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”)) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: dasyphyllus, δασύς
Suffix: ous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdæsɪˈfɪləs/
British English: /dæsɪˈfɪləs/

Frequently Paired Words

dasymeter dasymetric dasypygal

Synonyms

codiophyllous eriophyllous

Questions

How do you pronounce dasyphyllous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdæsɪˈfɪləs/.
What does dasyphyllous mean?: Having downy leaves.
Where does dasyphyllous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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