dipsacus

Questions about dipsacus

What does dipsacus mean?

dipsacus means "type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel".

How many syllables are in dipsacus?

dipsacus has 3 syllables and divides as dip-sa-cus 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 dipsacus?

Close synonyms include genus Dipsacus. 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 dipsacus a common word?

dipsacus 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.