Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

germling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: germling
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the organism produced by germination of an algal or fungal spore, but especially an immature gametophyte produced by the germination of a tetraspore.

Etymology

From germ + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: germ

Inflected Forms

germlings (plural)

Questions

What does germling mean?: the organism produced by germination of an algal or fungal spore, but especially an immature gametophyte produced by the germination of a tetraspore.
Where does germling come from?: From germ + -ling.

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