anaphalis

Questions about anaphalis

What does anaphalis mean?

anaphalis means "a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting".

How many syllables are in anaphalis?

anaphalis has 4 syllables and divides as a-na-pha-lis 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 anaphalis?

Close synonyms include genus Anaphalis. 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 anaphalis a common word?

anaphalis 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.