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filiciform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fil-i-ci-form
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin filix (“fern”) + Latin -icis + English -form. Compare French filiciforme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more filiciform (comparative) most filiciform (superlative)

Questions

What does filiciform mean?
Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf.
Where does filiciform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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