Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxylobium

/ˌɑk.sɪˈloʊ.bi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxy-lo-bi-um
IPA: /ˌɑk.sɪˈloʊ.bi.əm/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any leguminous plant of the genus Oxylobium, also commonly called shaggy peas.

Example Sentences

"Pod stipitate, oblong, 3 to 4 lines long, straight or incurved, pubescent and turgid as in other Oxylobiums, but much narrower."
"All Oxylobiums and Gastrolobiums agree in having pea-shaped flowers, which produce small pods containing two or more dark-colored seeds."
"On the other hand, Oxylobium is still accepted in New South Wales, although a number of former oxylobiums have been re-classified under Podolobium."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Oxylobium, from translingual oxy- (“sharp”, Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)) + Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “lobe”) + translingual -ium, literally “sharp-lober”.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oxy-
Root: Oxylobium, ὀξῠ́ς
Suffix: λοβός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑk.sɪˈloʊ.bi.əm/

Inflected Forms

oxylobiums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce oxylobium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑk.sɪˈloʊ.bi.əm/.
What does oxylobium mean?: Any leguminous plant of the genus Oxylobium, also commonly called shaggy peas.
Where does oxylobium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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