scirpus

Questions about scirpus

What does scirpus mean?

scirpus means "rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs".

How many syllables are in scirpus?

scirpus has 2 syllables and divides as scir-pus 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 scirpus?

Close synonyms include genus Scirpus. 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 scirpus a common word?

scirpus 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.