Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleistothecium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cleis-tothe-ci-um
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + thecium.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κλειστός

Inflected Forms

cleistothecia (plural)

Derived Forms

cleistothecial

Synonyms

cleistocarp

Questions

What does cleistothecium mean?: A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration
Where does cleistothecium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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