goodyera

1. 1.

   genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers

   Synonymsgenus Goodyera

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Other forms of goodyera

plural

goodyeras·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about goodyera

What does goodyera mean?

goodyera means "genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers".

How many syllables are in goodyera?

goodyera has 3 syllables: goo-dye-ra. The stress falls on "goo".

What is another word for goodyera?

Close synonyms include genus Goodyera. 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 goodyera a common word?

goodyera 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.