Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenacle

/ˈtɛnəkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tena-cle
IPA: /ˈtɛnəkəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stalk or shoot by which a plant holds itself up, or by which climbing plants attach themselves to surfaces.

Example Sentences

"And Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tenacles and holdfasts unto it."

Etymology

From Latin tenaculum, from tenere (“to hold”).

Inflected Forms

tenacles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tenacle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnəkəl/.
What does tenacle mean?: A stalk or shoot by which a plant holds itself up, or by which climbing plants attach themselves to surfaces.
Where does tenacle come from?: From Latin tenaculum, from tenere (“to hold”).

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