English Explanatory Dictionary

blasto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. bud; budding; germination
  2. germ cell

Pronunciation

/blæstoʊ-/ /blæstə-/

Word forms

blasto-

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”).

Derived words

Blastobacter Blastobasidae blastocarpus Blastocladiales blastocone blastogranitic Blastoidea blastokinesis blastomycete blastomycin blastopelitic blastophitic blastophoral blastoporphyritic blastopsammite blastopsephitic blastozooid blasyomylonite
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