Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaphium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scaphi-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σκάφιον

Inflected Forms

scaphia (plural)

Questions

What does scaphium mean?: The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.
Where does scaphium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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