ditchmoss

Questions about ditchmoss

What does ditchmoss mean?

ditchmoss means "submerged freshwater perennials".

How many syllables are in ditchmoss?

ditchmoss has 2 syllables and divides as ditch-moss 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 ditchmoss?

Close synonyms include Elodea, genus Elodea, pondweed. 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 ditchmoss a common word?

ditchmoss 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.