phlomis

1. 1.

   any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage

   Broadersubshrub

   Part ofgenus Phlomis

Other forms of phlomis

plural

phlomises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about phlomis

What does phlomis mean?

phlomis means "any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage".

How many syllables are in phlomis?

phlomis has 2 syllables: phlo-mis. The stress falls on "phlo".

Is phlomis a common word?

phlomis 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.