liriope

Questions about liriope

What does liriope mean?

liriope means "sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf".

How many syllables are in liriope?

liriope has 3 syllables and divides as li-ri-ope 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 liriope?

Close synonyms include genus Liriope. 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 liriope a common word?

liriope 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.