cryptocoryne

Questions about cryptocoryne

What does cryptocoryne mean?

cryptocoryne means "any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia".

How many syllables are in cryptocoryne?

cryptocoryne has 4 syllables and divides as cryp-to-co-ryne 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 cryptocoryne?

Close synonyms include water trumpet. 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 cryptocoryne a common word?

cryptocoryne 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.