najas

Questions about najas

What does najas mean?

najas means "sole genus of the family Naiadaceae".

How many syllables are in najas?

najas has 2 syllables and divides as na-jas 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 najas?

Close synonyms include Naias, genus Naias, genus Najas. 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 najas a common word?

najas 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.