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flavedo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flave-do
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The exocarp in citruses.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A yellowness or sallowness of the skin or other tissue.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin flāvēdō (“yellowness, sallowness, yellow color”), derived from Latin flāvus (“yellow, golden”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: flāvēdō, flāvus

Usage

Inflected Forms

flavedos (plural)

Rhymes With

toledo torpedo guido tuxedo libido pedo lido credo speedo aikido ido escondido

Questions

What does flavedo mean?
The exocarp in citruses.
Where does flavedo come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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