usneaceae

Questions about usneaceae

What does usneaceae mean?

usneaceae means "fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria".

How many syllables are in usneaceae?

usneaceae has 5 syllables and divides as u-sne-a-ce-ae 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 usneaceae?

Close synonyms include family Usneaceae. 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 usneaceae a common word?

usneaceae 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.