Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odontoglossum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: odon-toglos-sum
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.

Example Sentences

"The vegetation had again changed, and only the vegetable ivory tree remained, with a great profusion of wonderful orchids, among which I learned to recognize the rare Nuttonia Vexillaria and the glorious pink and scarlet blossoms of Cattleya and odontoglossum."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

odontoglossums (plural)

Questions

What does odontoglossum mean?: Any of very many orchids of the genus Odontoglossum.
Where does odontoglossum come from?: From the genus name.

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