albugo

Questions about albugo

What does albugo mean?

albugo means "type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts".

How many syllables are in albugo?

albugo has 3 syllables and divides as al-bu-go under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for albugo?

Close synonyms include genus Albugo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is albugo a common word?

albugo is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.