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parastichy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paras-tichy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ancient Greek παρά (pará) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”).

Inflected Forms

parastichies (plural)

Questions

What does parastichy mean?
A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.
Where does parastichy come from?
Ancient Greek παρά (pará) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”).

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