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spiranthy

/spaɪˈɹænθi/

spiranthy noun: the occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.

Noun

spiranthy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.

Forms of spiranthy

alternative formspeiranthy

Origin of spiranthy

From spiro- + antho- + -y.

Words that rhyme with spiranthy

Questions about spiranthy

What does spiranthy mean?
Spiranthy means the occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.
What part of speech is spiranthy?
Spiranthy is a noun.
How do you pronounce spiranthy?
Spiranthy is pronounced /spaɪˈɹænθi/.

Words near spiranthy in the dictionary

  1. spirans
  2. spirant
  3. spirant mutation
  4. spirant mutations
  5. spirantal
  6. spiranthy
  7. spirantic
  8. spirantisation
  9. spirantisations
  10. spirantization
  11. spirantizations

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