xyris

Questions about xyris

What does xyris mean?

xyris means "chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers".

How many syllables are in xyris?

xyris has 2 syllables and divides as xy-ris 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 xyris?

Close synonyms include genus Xyris. 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 xyris a common word?

xyris 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.