Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudobulb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-dob-ulb
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.

Example Sentences

"Remove only dead flowers, not the living bloom stalk, which is actually a pseudobulb commonly called a cane."

Etymology

From pseudo- + bulb.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo-

Inflected Forms

pseudobulbs (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudobulbous

Questions

What does pseudobulb mean?: A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
Where does pseudobulb come from?: From pseudo- + bulb.

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