Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epiblema

/ˌɛpɪˈbliːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epi-ble-ma
IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈbliːmə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These epidermal cells of the root, taken collectively, have been called the Epiblema"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίβλημα (epíblēma, “cover”); ἐπί (epí, “over, upon”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʷelH-, ἐπίβλημα

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

epiblem (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce epiblema?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛpɪˈbliːmə/.
What does epiblema mean?: The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb liquids.
Where does epiblema come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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