Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monostichous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monos-ti-c-hous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.

adj

Of a poem, having only one line.

Example Sentences

"The flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae are monostichous."
"monostichous leaf blades"

Etymology

monostich + -ous

Word Breakdown

Suffix: monostich

Questions

What does monostichous mean?: Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.
Where does monostichous come from?: monostich + -ous

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