Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarothrum

/səˈɹɑθ.ɹəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sarothrum
IPA: /səˈɹɑθ.ɹəm/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the stiff hairs on a bee that collect pollen.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σάρωτρον (sárōtron, “a broom”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σάρωτρον

Inflected Forms

sarothra (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sarothrum?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹɑθ.ɹəm/.
What does sarothrum mean?: Any of the stiff hairs on a bee that collect pollen.
Where does sarothrum come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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