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plantule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plan-tule
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination; a seedling.

Dated

Etymology

From French plantule, diminutive of plante (“a plant”), Latin planta.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

plantules (plural) plantula (alternative)

Questions

What does plantule mean?
The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination; a seedling.
Where does plantule come from?
It is traced to French.

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