Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oecium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oe-ci-um
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The household common to the individuals of a compound organism.

Etymology

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: οἶκος

Derived Forms

androecium gynoecium

Questions

What does oecium mean?: The household common to the individuals of a compound organism.
Where does oecium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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