Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soboles

/ˈsɑbəˌliz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soboles
IPA: /ˈsɑbəˌliz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shoot that runs along underground and forms new plants at short distances.

Archaic

noun

A sucker, as of a tree or shrub.

Archaic

noun

plural of sobole

Example Sentences

"A soboles is a [...] creeping under-ground stem, sending roots from one part and leaf-buds from another, as in Couch grass, […]"
"Producing young plants from a soboles."

Etymology

From Latin sobolēs.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: subolēs

Usage

Archaic

Derived Forms

soboliferous

Questions

How do you pronounce soboles?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑbəˌliz/.
What does soboles mean?: A shoot that runs along underground and forms new plants at short distances.
Where does soboles come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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