phegopteris

Questions about phegopteris

What does phegopteris mean?

phegopteris means "beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris".

How many syllables are in phegopteris?

phegopteris has 4 syllables and divides as phe-gop-te-ris 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 phegopteris?

Close synonyms include genus Phegopteris. 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 phegopteris a common word?

phegopteris is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.