Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patellula

/pəˈtɛljʊlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-tel-lu-la
IPA: /pəˈtɛljʊlə/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.

noun

A flat, disk-like structure found on some plants (especially bryophytes), algae, and fungi, often aiding in reproduction or attachment to substrates.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin patellula.

Word Breakdown

Root: patellula

Inflected Forms

patellulae (plural) patellulæ (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

patella patellulate

Questions

How do you pronounce patellula?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɛljʊlə/.
What does patellula mean?: A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
Where does patellula come from?: Borrowed from New Latin patellula.

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