pleiotaxy

plei·o·tax·y

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plahy-uh-tak-see]
- /ˈplaɪ əˌtæk si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plahy-uh-tak-see]
- /ˈplaɪ əˌtæk si/

Definitions of pleiotaxy word

noun pleiotaxy an increase in the normal number of parts. 1
noun pleiotaxy an increase in the number of whorls in a flower 0

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Origin of pleiotaxy

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; pleio- + -taxy

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Parts of speech for Pleiotaxy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pleiotaxy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.