Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

involucre

/ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: in-volu-cre
IPA: /ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

Etymology

Borrowed from French involucre, from Latin involūcrum (“wrapper”). Doublet of involucrum.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: involucre, involūcrum

Inflected Forms

involucres (plural)

Derived Forms

involucral involucrate involucred

Questions

How do you pronounce involucre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/.
What does involucre mean?: Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
Where does involucre come from?: It is traced to French.

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