Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulvinus

/pʌlˈvaɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: pul-vi-nus
IPA: /pʌlˈvaɪnəs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion, pillow, bolster”). Doublet of pillow, polverine, pulvino, pulvillus, and pulvinulus, as well as others.

Inflected Forms

pulvinae (plural) pulvini (plural)

Rhymes With

minus highness sinus linus dryness shyness venous sinus minos vinous valentinus echinus slyness

Questions

How do you pronounce pulvinus?: The recorded pronunciation is /pʌlˈvaɪnəs/.
What does pulvinus mean?: A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet.
Where does pulvinus come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion, pillow, bolster”). Doublet of pillow, polverine, pulvino, pulvillus, and pulvinulus, as well as others.

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