Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocrea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ocrea
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.

Etymology

From Latin ocrea (“greave, legging”).

Inflected Forms

ocreas (plural) ocreae (plural) ochrea (alternative)

Questions

What does ocrea mean?: A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.
Where does ocrea come from?: From Latin ocrea (“greave, legging”).

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