Pronunciation of 'Symphoricarpos'
The word 'Symphoricarpos' refers to a genus of flowering plants commonly known as snowberries, native to North America and parts of Central America. The pronunciation in English is provided below.
Word Origin
The word 'Symphoricarpos' originates from Greek, where 'symphorein' means 'to bear together' and 'karpos' means 'fruit', referring to the clustered berries characteristic of the plant.
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
A genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family, commonly known as snowberries.
Pronounced as ‘SIM-fuh-RIH-kar-puhs’, with stress on the third syllable. ‘Sim’ as in ‘simple’, ‘fuh’ as in ‘fun’, ‘rih’ as in ‘rib’, ‘kar’ as in ‘car’, and ‘pus’ as in ‘pus’. The 'r' in 'kar' is pronounced with a soft American 'r'.