ledum

Questions about ledum

What does ledum mean?

ledum means "evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions".

How many syllables are in ledum?

ledum has 2 syllables and divides as le-dum 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 ledum?

Close synonyms include genus Ledum. 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 ledum a common word?

ledum 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.