linanthus

Questions about linanthus

What does linanthus mean?

linanthus means "a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States".

How many syllables are in linanthus?

linanthus has 3 syllables and divides as li-nan-thus 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 linanthus?

Close synonyms include genus Linanthus. 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 linanthus a common word?

linanthus 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.