malpighia

Questions about malpighia

What does malpighia mean?

malpighia means "type genus of the Malpighiaceae".

How many syllables are in malpighia?

malpighia has 4 syllables and divides as mal-pig-hi-a 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 malpighia?

Close synonyms include genus Malpighia. 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 malpighia a common word?

malpighia 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.