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paphiopedilum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
pa-phio-pe-dilum
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Paphiopedilum.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

paphiopedilums (plural)

Questions

What does paphiopedilum mean?
Any plant of the genus Paphiopedilum.
Where does paphiopedilum come from?
From the genus name.

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