Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progymnosperm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-gym-nosperm
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very early form of plant that produced both wood (like trees) and spores (like ferns).

Example Sentences

"Pycnoxylic wood is a primitive feature of progymnosperms with regard to manoxylic wood with wide and high rays."

Etymology

From pro- + gymnosperm.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Inflected Forms

progymnosperms (plural)

Questions

What does progymnosperm mean?: A very early form of plant that produced both wood (like trees) and spores (like ferns).
Where does progymnosperm come from?: From pro- + gymnosperm.

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