Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailbud

/ˈteɪlbʌd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tail-bud
IPA: /ˈteɪlbʌd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The proliferating mass of cells found at the caudal end of an embryo.

Etymology

From tail + bud.

Inflected Forms

tailbuds (plural) tail-bud (alternative)

Synonyms

caudal eminence

Questions

How do you pronounce tailbud?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪlbʌd/.
What does tailbud mean?: The proliferating mass of cells found at the caudal end of an embryo.
Where does tailbud come from?: From tail + bud.

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