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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exostome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-os-tome
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.

Etymology

From exo- + -stome.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

exostomes (plural)

Questions

What does exostome mean?
The small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.
Where does exostome come from?
From exo- + -stome.

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