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sarcocolla

/sɑːkəˈkɒlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sar-co-col-la
IPA
/sɑːkəˈkɒlə/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrub of species Astragalus sarcocolla, native to Iran.

Uncountable

noun

A shrub of species Penaea sarcocolla, native to South Africa.

Uncountable

noun

Gum resin obtained from them, (historical) particularly A. sarcolla resin as used in traditional medicine and paint manufacture.

Uncountable

noun

Similar resins produced from similar species of shrubs, particularly Penaea mucronata and Astragalus fasciculifolius.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin sarcocolla, from Ancient Greek σαρκοκόλλα (sarkokólla), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue, adhesive”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *twerḱ-, sarcocolla, σαρκοκόλλα

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sɑːkəˈkɒlə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

sarcocol (alternative)

Synonyms

Persian gum P. sarcocolla flesh glue

Questions

How do you pronounce sarcocolla?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɑːkəˈkɒlə/.
What does sarcocolla mean?
A shrub of species Astragalus sarcocolla, native to Iran.
Where does sarcocolla come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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