semi-tuberous

1. 1.

   partly tuberous

Questions about semi-tuberous

What does semi-tuberous mean?

semi-tuberous means "partly tuberous".

How many syllables are in semi-tuberous?

semi-tuberous has 5 syllables and divides as se-mi--tu-be-rous 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.

Is semi-tuberous a common word?

semi-tuberous 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.