prefix
Meaning 1
bud; budding; germination
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blasto-
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General-American: /blæstoʊ-/
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General-American: /blæstə-/
prefix
Meaning 2
germ cell
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- blastophthoria
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: blasto- — bud, budding, germination
- German: blasto- — bud, budding, germination
- Irish: blasta- — bud, budding, germination
- Italian: blasto- — bud, budding, germination
- Polish: blasto- — bud, budding, germination