raphanus

Questions about raphanus

What does raphanus mean?

raphanus means "radish".

How many syllables are in raphanus?

raphanus has 3 syllables and divides as ra-pha-nus 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 raphanus?

Close synonyms include genus Raphanus. 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 raphanus a common word?

raphanus 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.