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decaphyllous

/dɛkəˈfɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ca-phyl-lous
IPA
/dɛkəˈfɪləs/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having ten leaves.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English -phyllous English decaphyllous From deca- + -phyllous.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɛkəˈfɪləs/

Questions

How do you pronounce decaphyllous?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛkəˈfɪləs/.
What does decaphyllous mean?
Having ten leaves.
Where does decaphyllous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English -phyllous English decaphyllous From deca- + -phyllous.

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