prosopis

Questions about prosopis

What does prosopis mean?

prosopis means "genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite".

How many syllables are in prosopis?

prosopis has 3 syllables and divides as pro-so-pis 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 prosopis?

Close synonyms include genus Prosopis. 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 prosopis a common word?

prosopis 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.