Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gemmaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gem-ma-ceous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or containing, gemmae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin gemma + -aceous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gemmaceous (comparative) most gemmaceous (superlative)

Questions

What does gemmaceous mean?
Relating to, or containing, gemmae.
Where does gemmaceous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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