Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypophyll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pophyll
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.

Example Sentences

"About 20 per cent produce hypophylls, or rudimentary leaves, and most of these soon die without producing any ordinary leaves."

Inflected Forms

hypophylls (plural)

Questions

What does hypophyll mean?: A proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.

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