corypha

Questions about corypha

What does corypha mean?

corypha means "large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia".

How many syllables are in corypha?

corypha has 3 syllables and divides as co-ry-pha 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 corypha?

Close synonyms include genus Corypha. 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 corypha a common word?

corypha 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.