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elaiophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elaio-phore
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant organ that secretes oil.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: έλαιο, -phorus, -φόρος

Inflected Forms

elaiophores (plural)

Questions

What does elaiophore mean?
A plant organ that secretes oil.
Where does elaiophore come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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