Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vernal pool

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: ver-nal pool
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary pool that occurs seasonally in places with poor drainage, often with the onset of spring rains.

Example Sentences

"The report Sliding toward Extinction indicated that 66%, or nearly 2.8 million acres (1,131,000 ha), of Central Valley vernal pools has been lost."

Etymology

From vernal (“occurring in spring”) + pool.

Inflected Forms

vernal pools (plural)

Synonyms

turlough

Questions

What does vernal pool mean?: A temporary pool that occurs seasonally in places with poor drainage, often with the onset of spring rains.
Where does vernal pool come from?: From vernal (“occurring in spring”) + pool.

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