phleum

Questions about phleum

What does phleum mean?

phleum means "grasses native to temperate regions".

How many syllables are in phleum?

phleum has 2 syllables and divides as phle-um 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 phleum?

Close synonyms include genus Phleum. 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 phleum a common word?

phleum 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.