Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pericambium

/pɛɹɪˈkæmbɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-cam-bi-um
IPA: /pɛɹɪˈkæmbɪəm/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

Etymology

A borrowing of the 19th-century (1868) German Pericambium (now spelt Perikambium), equivalent to the English peri- + cambium.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri
Root: Pericambium

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɛɹɪˈkæmbɪəm/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

pericambia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pericambial

Questions

How do you pronounce pericambium?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹɪˈkæmbɪəm/.
What does pericambium mean?: A pericycle.
Where does pericambium come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce pericambium

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