disa

1. 1.

   any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions

   Broaderorchid

   Part ofgenus Disa
2. 2.

   a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff

   SynonymsDefense Information Systems Agency

   Broaderagency

   Part ofDepartment of Defense

Other forms of disa

plural

disas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about disa

What does disa mean?

disa means "any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disa?

disa has 2 syllables: dis-a. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪsə/.

What is another word for disa?

Close synonyms include Defense Information Systems Agency. 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 disa a common word?

disa 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.