cnidoscolus

Questions about cnidoscolus

What does cnidoscolus mean?

cnidoscolus means "a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae".

How many syllables are in cnidoscolus?

cnidoscolus has 4 syllables and divides as cni-do-sco-lus 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 cnidoscolus?

Close synonyms include genus Cnidoscolus. 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 cnidoscolus a common word?

cnidoscolus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.