Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perdifoil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: perdi-foil
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any deciduous plant.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[M]any of the perdifoils of cold climates, when transplanted to warmer climates, become evergreens."

Etymology

Derived from Latin perdere (“to lose”) + folium (“leaf”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

perdifoils (plural)

Antonyms

evergreen

Questions

What does perdifoil mean?: Any deciduous plant.
Where does perdifoil come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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