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loranthaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lo-ran-tha-ceous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the family Loranthaceae of showy mistletoes.

Etymology

From translingual Loranthaceae + -ous, from Loranthus, from Ancient Greek λῶρος (lôros, “thong”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does loranthaceous mean?
Of or relating to the family Loranthaceae of showy mistletoes.
Where does loranthaceous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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