Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dipterocarp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
dipte-ro-carp
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any member of the family Dipterocarpaceae of tropical rainforest trees having two-winged fruits

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English ptero- English -carp English dipterocarp From di- + ptero- + -carp.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does dipterocarp mean?
any member of the family Dipterocarpaceae of tropical rainforest trees having two-winged fruits
Where does dipterocarp come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English ptero- English -carp English dipterocarp From di- + ptero- + -carp.

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