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dendrolite

/ˈdɛndɹəlaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
den-dro-lite
IPA
/ˈdɛndɹəlaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A petrified or fossilised tree, plant, or part of a plant.

Etymology

From dendro- + -lite, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɛndɹəlaɪt/

Inflected Forms

dendrolites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dendrolite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛndɹəlaɪt/.
What does dendrolite mean?
A petrified or fossilised tree, plant, or part of a plant.
Where does dendrolite come from?
From dendro- + -lite, from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

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