pseudobulb
noun
pseudobulb is spelled P-S-E-U-D-O-B-U-L-B: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pseudobulb means “A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pseudobulb is pseudobulbs.
How many letters and syllables are in pseudobulb?
| Letters | 10: P-S-E-U-D-O-B-U-L-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pseudobulb?
Pseudobulb appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pseudobulb?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pseudobulb.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pseudobulb
- pseudobulbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pseudobulb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pseudobulb in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense storage organ in orchids:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pseudobulbe, pseudo-bulbe |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pseudobulb come from?
From pseudo- + bulb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).