Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

layerage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lay-er-age
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The botanical technique of layering, or laying the shoot of a plant underground for growth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From layer + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: layer

Usage

Inflected Forms

layerages (plural)

Questions

What does layerage mean?: The botanical technique of layering, or laying the shoot of a plant underground for growth.
Where does layerage come from?: From layer + -age.

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