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cy·mot·ri·chousCongratulations to Sukanya Roy, the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner!
Pronunciation: sahy-mo-truh-kuhs
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: having wavy hair
In case you missed last night's final round on ESPN (I didn't), Sukanya, a 14-year-old girl from South Abington, Pennsylvania, won with the word cymotrichous. As in, the humid weather causes my cymotrichous to flare up. Okay, maybe that's not exactly the correct usage.
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