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blastula

/ˈblæst͡ʃələ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
blas-tu-la
IPA
/ˈblæst͡ʃələ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.

Etymology

From New Latin blastula, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: blastula, βλαστός

Inflected Forms

blastulas (plural) blastulae (plural)

Derived Forms

archiblastula blastular midblastula

Frequently Paired Words

amphiblastula blastulation coeloblastula diblastula discoblastula stereoblastula

Synonyms

blastosphere

Questions

How do you pronounce blastula?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblæst͡ʃələ/.
What does blastula mean?
An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Where does blastula come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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