rumex

Questions about rumex

What does rumex mean?

rumex means "docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions".

How many syllables are in rumex?

rumex has 2 syllables and divides as ru-mex 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 rumex?

Close synonyms include genus Rumex. 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 rumex a common word?

rumex 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.