Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echinulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ech-in-u-late
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having small spines or similar projections

Example Sentences

"An interesting feature of the plant was the occasional incidence of radiate, mostly unbranched bracts in the cystocarp, giving it an echinulate appearance."

Etymology

From Latin echinulus (“little hedgehog”).

Inflected Forms

more echinulate (comparative) most echinulate (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

echinulation

Questions

What does echinulate mean?: Having small spines or similar projections
Where does echinulate come from?: From Latin echinulus (“little hedgehog”).

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