cnicus

Questions about cnicus

What does cnicus mean?

cnicus means "one species: blessed thistle".

How many syllables are in cnicus?

cnicus has 2 syllables and divides as cni-cus 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 cnicus?

Close synonyms include genus Cnicus. 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 cnicus a common word?

cnicus 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.