opegrapha
/oʊˈpɛ.ɡɹə.fə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But every part is usually covered with thin, membranaceous lichens, (Lecanoras, Lecideas, letter-like Opegraphas) in clouds of every shade of white, gray, and brown, outside, which are often large patches of gray, yellow, and sulphur-colored foliaceous lichens, (Parmelias)."
- "[...] and finally a fourth description of Lichens (Opegraphas) establish themselves upon the bark of living trees, occasionally burying themselves beneath the skin, through which their shields alone peep forth in the strange form of the letters of some eastern tongue."
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Opegrapha, from Ancient Greek ὀπή (opḗ, “opening, hole”) + Ancient Greek γρᾰφή (grăphḗ, “drawing, writing”).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oʊˈpɛ.ɡɹə.fə/
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
opegraphaceous
Opegrapha