Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spathiphyllum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spathiphyl-lum
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum.

Example Sentences

"Two Spathiphyllums were selected for testing. One spath was used for aerobic (leaves A-C) and anoxic (leaves D-F) wounding experiments. The second Spath was used for the spectral analysis tests."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Spathiphyllum.

Word Breakdown

Root: Spathiphyllum

Inflected Forms

spathiphyllums (plural)

Synonyms

peace lily spath spathe flower

Questions

What does spathiphyllum mean?: Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum.
Where does spathiphyllum come from?: Borrowed from translingual Spathiphyllum.

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