hygrocybe

Questions about hygrocybe

What does hygrocybe mean?

hygrocybe means "a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae".

How many syllables are in hygrocybe?

hygrocybe has 3 syllables and divides as hy-gro-cybe 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 hygrocybe?

Close synonyms include genus Hygrocybe. 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 hygrocybe a common word?

hygrocybe 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.