English Explanatory Dictionary

elaiophore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant organ that secretes oil.

Word forms

elaiophore elaiophores

Etymology

From Ancient Greek έλαιο (élaio, “oil”) + -phore, from New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).

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