Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limbidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lim-bid-i-um
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A differentiated margin of the leaf of a moss.

Example Sentences

"The leaf margin, which consists of a band of uni-stratose to pluri-stratose, hyaline-yellowish, prosenchymatous, stereid cells is called limbidium. In some species, the limbidium can be well developed in all three laminae."

Etymology

From Latin limbus (“edge”) + -idium.

Inflected Forms

limbidia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

limbate

Questions

What does limbidium mean?: A differentiated margin of the leaf of a moss.
Where does limbidium come from?: From Latin limbus (“edge”) + -idium.

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