lycopodium
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We passed a torrent of water which is not much lower than the boiling point, and has a most singular appearance as it foams over its rugged bed, sending up clouds of steam, and often concealed by the overhanging herbage of ferns and lycopodia, which here thrive with more luxuriance than elsewhere."
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Lycopodium, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to lyco- + -podium.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: λύκος