Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urticaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ur-tica-ceous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the family Urticaceae, which includes the nettles.

Etymology

Urticaceae + -ous

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does urticaceous mean?
Of or pertaining to the family Urticaceae, which includes the nettles.
Where does urticaceous come from?
Urticaceae + -ous

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