Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subiculum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: subicu-lum
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper.

noun

A felted or byssoid stratum of hyphae, bearing perithecia.

Etymology

From Latin subiculum (“support”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: subiculum

Inflected Forms

subicula (plural)

Derived Forms

parasubiculum postsubiculum presubiculum

Frequently Paired Words

subiculose

Questions

What does subiculum mean?: The most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper.
Where does subiculum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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