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heterotomous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-to-mous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a cleavage different from the common variety.

adj

Exhibiting heterotomy.

Etymology

From hetero- + -tomous.

Questions

What does heterotomous mean?
Having a cleavage different from the common variety.
Where does heterotomous come from?
From hetero- + -tomous.

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