Moss Spelling Dictionary

lunuluria, put right

heard as lunuluria

spelled lunularia

Lunularia: three u's, then the -aria ending.

What the ear did

The fourth vowel takes the stress off and hands it to the syllable after, so it flattens. Genus names ending in -aria are everywhere in botany, and none of them is spelled -uria.

Sound decision: an unstressed vowel blurring. Said loon-yoo-LAIR-ee-uh.

L-U-N-U-L-A-R-I-A

The full entry for lunularia covers the name itself.

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