Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psilophyte

/ˈsaɪləˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psilo-phyte
IPA: /ˈsaɪləˌfaɪt/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah

noun

Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψῑλός (psīlós, “smooth”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Word Breakdown

Suffix: phyte

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsaɪləˌfaɪt/
British English: /ˈsaɪləfʌɪt/

Inflected Forms

psilophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

psilophytic

Questions

How do you pronounce psilophyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪləˌfaɪt/.
What does psilophyte mean?: Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
Where does psilophyte come from?: Ancient Greek ψῑλός (psīlós, “smooth”) + -phyte (“plant”)

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