lentinus

Questions about lentinus

What does lentinus mean?

lentinus means "a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae".

How many syllables are in lentinus?

lentinus has 3 syllables and divides as len-ti-nus 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 lentinus?

Close synonyms include genus Lentinus. 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 lentinus a common word?

lentinus 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.