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melanospermous

me·lan·o·sper·mous
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-lan-oh-spur-muh s, mel-uh-noh-]
    • /məˌlæn oʊˈspɜr məs, ˌmɛl ə noʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-lan-oh-spur-muh s, mel-uh-noh-]
    • /məˌlæn oʊˈspɜr məs, ˌmɛl ə noʊ-/

Definition of melanospermous word

  • adjective melanospermous having dark spores, as certain seaweeds. 1

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Origin of melanospermous

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; melano- + -sperm + -ous

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Parts of speech for Melanospermous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

melanospermous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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