Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferulaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-u-la-ceous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to reeds and canes.

adj

Having a stalk like a reed.

Example Sentences

"ferulaceous plants"
"a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard"

Etymology

From Latin ferulaceus, from ferula (“rod”). Compare French férulacé.

Inflected Forms

more ferulaceous (comparative) most ferulaceous (superlative)

Questions

What does ferulaceous mean?: Pertaining to reeds and canes.
Where does ferulaceous come from?: From Latin ferulaceus, from ferula (“rod”). Compare French férulacé.

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