liparis

Other forms of liparis

plural

liparises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about liparis

What does liparis mean?

liparis means "an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in liparis?

liparis has 3 syllables: li-pa-ris. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for liparis?

Close synonyms include genus Liparis. 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 liparis a common word?

liparis 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.