epimedium

Questions about epimedium

What does epimedium mean?

epimedium means "herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia".

How many syllables are in epimedium?

epimedium has 5 syllables and divides as e-pi-me-di-um 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 epimedium?

Close synonyms include genus Epimedium. 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 epimedium a common word?

epimedium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.