Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parmeliaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parmeli-a-ceous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the family Parmeliaceae of lichens.

Etymology

Parmeliaceae + -ous

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does parmeliaceous mean?
Belonging to the family Parmeliaceae of lichens.
Where does parmeliaceous come from?
Parmeliaceae + -ous

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