leonotis

Questions about leonotis

What does leonotis mean?

leonotis means "small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa".

How many syllables are in leonotis?

leonotis has 4 syllables and divides as le-o-no-tis 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 leonotis?

Close synonyms include genus Leonotis. 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 leonotis a common word?

leonotis 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.