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podophyllum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
podophyl-lum
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.

noun

The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

podophyllums (plural)

Questions

What does podophyllum mean?
Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
Where does podophyllum come from?
From the genus name.

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