Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peucedanum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peucedanum
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any apiaceous plant of the genus Peucedanum.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Peucedanum, from Latin peucedanum, from Ancient Greek πευκέδᾰνον (peukédănon), substantivization of Ancient Greek πευκεδᾰνός (peukedănós, “bitter like resin”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Peucedanum, πευκέδᾰνον, πευκεδᾰνός

Inflected Forms

peucedana (plural) peucedanums (plural)

Questions

What does peucedanum mean?
Any apiaceous plant of the genus Peucedanum.
Where does peucedanum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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