Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lauriferous

/lɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lau-rif-er-ous
IPA: /lɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing, or bringing, laurel

Etymology

From Latin laurifer, from laurus (“laurel”) + ferō (“to bear”). See also laurel.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: laurifer

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce lauriferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/.
What does lauriferous mean?: Producing, or bringing, laurel
Where does lauriferous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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