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Definition: Epiphyllum |
EpiphyllumNoun1. Any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Epiphyllum \Ep`i*phyl"lum\, noun. [New Latin]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: EpiphyllumSynonym: orchid cactus (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Epiphyllum |
| English words defined with "epiphyllum": genus Epiphyllum ♦ orchid cactus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "epiphyllum": EPIPHYLLUM PHYLLANETHUS ♦ FRUIT EDIBLE, RAW, FUCHSIA ARBORESCENS. (references) |
Expression using "epiphyllum": genus Epiphyllum. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
epiphyllum | 104 |
epiphyllum oxypetalum | 18 |
cactus epiphyllum orchid | 3 |
epiphyllum hybrid | 3 |
epiphyllum strictum | 2 |
cactus epiphyllum | 2 |
epiphyllum oxypetallum | 2 |
care epiphyllum | 2 |
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| Words rhyming with "epiphyllum" (pronounced 'Ep`i*phyl"lum'): Asylum, Cerebellum, Coelum, Collum, Corallum, Cribellum, Flabellum, flagellum, Glabellum, Haustellum, hilum, hoodlum, Intervallum, Involucellum, Labellum, Mesophyllum, Peplum, Podophyllum, Postscutellum, Rostellum, Sacellum, Scutellum, Sigillum, Skellum, Specollum, spirillum, Vallum, Vellum, Veretillum, Vexillum. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-l-l-m-p-p-u-y" | |
-3 letters: lumpily, plumply, pulpily. | |
-4 letters: helium, illume, limply, mulley, peplum, phylum, pileum, pileup, pilule, pimple, pimply, pulley, uphill, uppile, yuppie. | |
-5 letters: hempy, hilly, hilum, hippy, humpy, ileum, impel, imply, limey, lippy, lumpy, lymph, mille, muhly, muley, phyle, plume, plump, plumy, pulpy, pupil. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 70 69 70 68 79 6C 6C 75 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110000 01101001 01110000 01101000 01111001 01101100 01101100 01110101 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E p i p h y l l u m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0070 0069 0070 0068 0079 006C 006C 0075 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39827582749178788779 |
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