dropseed

Questions about dropseed

What does dropseed mean?

dropseed means "a grass of the genus Sporobolus".

How many syllables are in dropseed?

dropseed has 2 syllables and divides as drop-seed 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 dropseed?

Close synonyms include drop-seed. 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 dropseed a common word?

dropseed 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.