persea

Questions about persea

What does persea mean?

persea means "avocado".

How many syllables are in persea?

persea has 3 syllables and divides as per-se-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 persea?

Close synonyms include genus Persea. 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 persea a common word?

persea 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.