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   Hom·o·nym

   /ˈhäməˌnim/

   

   noun

   • 1. each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins: "students often struggle with homonyms"
   • ▪ a Latin name which is identical to that of a different organism, the newer of the two names being invalid: "because Pinus tenuifolia is a later homonym, a new name must be provided"

   Word Origin late 17th century: via Latin from Greek homōnumon, neuter of homōnumos ‘having the same name’, from homos ‘same’ + onoma ‘name’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. homonymic adjective
   • 2. homonymous adjective
   • 3. homonymy noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • Y

     4

   • M

     3

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