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plerome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plerome
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Plerom + English -ome (suffix denoting a mass of something). Plerom is derived from Pleroma (obsolete), from Ancient Greek πλήρωμᾰ (plḗrōmă, “that which fills, a complement; a filling up, a completing”): see further at pleroma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pleh₁-, Plerom, πλήρωμᾰ

Synonyms

pleroma

Questions

What does plerome mean?
The central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to the endodermis and stele.
Where does plerome come from?
It is traced to German.

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