friar's-cowl

1. 1.

   tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores

   SynonymsArisarum vulgare

   Broaderarum

   Part ofArisarum

Questions about friar's-cowl

What does friar's-cowl mean?

friar's-cowl means "tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores".

How many syllables are in friar's-cowl?

friar's-cowl has 3 syllables and divides as fri-ar'-s-cowl 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.