allantoid
Meanings
noun
- The allantois.
adj
- Allantoic.
- Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French allantoïde, and its source, Renaissance Latin allantoides, from Koine Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλᾶς (allâs, “sausage”). By surface analysis, allant- + -oid.
Derived words
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