Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentaspermous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-tasper-mous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing or bearing five seeds.

Archaic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English -spermous English pentaspermous From penta- + -spermous.

Usage

Questions

What does pentaspermous mean?
Containing or bearing five seeds.
Where does pentaspermous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English -spermous English pentaspermous From penta- + -spermous.

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