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pileorhiza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pile-orhiza
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.

Archaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “cap”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pileorhizae (plural)

Questions

What does pileorhiza mean?
A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
Where does pileorhiza come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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