Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: tu-ri-on
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring

Etymology

From Latin turiō (“shoot, sprout”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: turiō

Inflected Forms

turions (plural) turiones (plural)

Questions

What does turion mean?: A bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring
Where does turion come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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