Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paroecious

/pəˈɹiːʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paroe-cious
IPA: /pəˈɹiːʃəs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πᾰ́ροικος (pắroikos, “dwelling beside”) + English -ious. By surface analysis, par(a)- + -oecious.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ious
Root: πᾰ́ροικος

Inflected Forms

parœcious (alternative) paroicous (alternative)

Derived Forms

paroecism

Frequently Paired Words

paroece paroecian

Questions

How do you pronounce paroecious?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹiːʃəs/.
What does paroecious mean?: Having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.
Where does paroecious come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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