decumary

Questions about decumary

What does decumary mean?

decumary means "woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters".

How many syllables are in decumary?

decumary has 4 syllables: de-cu-ma-ry. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for decumary?

Close synonyms include Decumaria barbata, Decumaria barbara. 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 decumary a common word?

decumary 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.