pennatula

Questions about pennatula

What does pennatula mean?

pennatula means "type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens".

How many syllables are in pennatula?

pennatula has 4 syllables and divides as pen-na-tu-la 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 pennatula?

Close synonyms include genus Pennatula. 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 pennatula a common word?

pennatula 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.