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lamelliferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lamel-lif-er-ous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing, or formed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lamella + -i- + -ferous.

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

What does lamelliferous mean?
Bearing, or formed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales.
Where does lamelliferous come from?
From lamella + -i- + -ferous.

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