Pronunciation of 'Symphoricarpos'
The word 'Symphoricarpos' is a genus of shrubs commonly known as snowberries, native to North and Central America. Its pronunciation in English is provided below.
The word 'Symphoricarpos' originates from Greek, where 'symphora' means 'gathering' or 'clustering' and 'karpos' means 'fruit', referring to the clustered berries of the plant.
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
A genus of shrubs known as snowberries, characterized by their clustered white or pinkish berries.
Pronounced as ‘sim-FOR-i-KAR-pos’. ‘Sim’ as in ‘simple’, ‘for’ as in ‘forest’, ‘i’ as in ‘it’, ‘kar’ as in ‘car’, and ‘pos’ as in ‘post’. Stress is on the second and fourth syllables.
Ελληνικά (Greek)
Derived from Greek words meaning 'clustered fruit', referring to the plant's characteristic berries.
Pronounced as ‘sim-fo-ri-KAR-pos’. ‘Sim’ as in ‘simple’, ‘fo’ as in ‘focus’, ‘ri’ as in ‘ring’, ‘kar’ as in ‘car’, and ‘pos’ as in ‘post’. Stress is on the third syllable.