Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyctaginaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nyc-tag-i-na-ceous
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants.

Etymology

Nyctaginaceae + -ous

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does nyctaginaceous mean?
Belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants.
Where does nyctaginaceous come from?
Nyctaginaceae + -ous

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