9-Letter Words Ending in LUS

There are 12 9-letter words that end in LUS. 2 are common words, such as GLADIOLUS and NUCLEOLUS. A rarer one is UTRICULUS. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

gladiolusnucleolusflocculusfuniculusmalleolussphacelustrochilusacervuluscalyculuspulvillusstrobilusutriculus

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Words
12 (2 common words)
Common example
gladiolus
Rare example
utriculus
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
C (8)

Questions

How many 9-letter words ending in lus are there?

12. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GLADIOLUS is among the common words in this set.