cynodon

Questions about cynodon

What does cynodon mean?

cynodon means "creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa".

How many syllables are in cynodon?

cynodon has 3 syllables and divides as cy-no-don 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 cynodon?

Close synonyms include genus Cynodon. 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 cynodon a common word?

cynodon 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.