tribonema

Questions about tribonema

What does tribonema mean?

tribonema means "type genus of Tribonemaceae".

How many syllables are in tribonema?

tribonema has 4 syllables and divides as tri-bo-ne-ma 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 tribonema?

Close synonyms include genus Tribonema, genus Conferva. 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 tribonema a common word?

tribonema 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.