Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roccella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roc-cel-la
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella, especially Rocella tinctoria from which litmus is extracted.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

roccellas (plural)

Synonyms

roccella tinctoria

Questions

What does roccella mean?: Any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella, especially Rocella tinctoria from which litmus is extracted.
Where does roccella come from?: From the genus name.

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