potamogeton

Questions about potamogeton

What does potamogeton mean?

potamogeton means "a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water".

How many syllables are in potamogeton?

potamogeton has 5 syllables and divides as po-ta-mo-ge-ton 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 potamogeton?

Close synonyms include genus Potamogeton. 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 potamogeton a common word?

potamogeton 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.