Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phelloderm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phel-lo-derm
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós) + -derm.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φελλός
Suffix: -derm

Inflected Forms

phelloderms (plural)

Derived Forms

phellodermal

Frequently Paired Words

phellem phellogen

Questions

What does phelloderm mean?: The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants
Where does phelloderm come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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