pleurocarpous

pleu·ro·car·pous

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ploo r-uh-kahr-puh s]
- /ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs/
- /plˌɜːrəkˈɑːpəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ploo r-uh-kahr-puh s]
- /ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs/

Definitions of pleurocarpous word

adjective pleurocarpous (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches. 1
adjective pleurocarpous (of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally 0

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Origin of pleurocarpous

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; pleuro- + -carpous

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Parts of speech for Pleurocarpous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pleurocarpous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

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