epiphyllum

Questions about epiphyllum

What does epiphyllum mean?

epiphyllum means "any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers".

How many syllables are in epiphyllum?

epiphyllum has 4 syllables and divides as e-pi-phyl-lum 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 epiphyllum?

Close synonyms include orchid cactus. 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 epiphyllum a common word?

epiphyllum 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.