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precursor tip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
pre-cur-sor tip
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduced upper leaf zone found on many monocotyledons that usually takes the form of a cylindrical extension at the apex of the leaf.

noun

Any thickened or glandular leaf tip that is distinguishable from the rest of the lamina's surface.

Etymology

Calque of German Vorläuferspitze, from Vorläufer (“forerunner, precursor”) + Spitze (“cusp,tip”).

Inflected Forms

precursor tips (plural)

Synonyms

vorläuferspitze vorlauferspitze forerunner tip

Questions

What does precursor tip mean?
The reduced upper leaf zone found on many monocotyledons that usually takes the form of a cylindrical extension at the apex of the leaf.
Where does precursor tip come from?
Calque of German Vorläuferspitze, from Vorläufer (“forerunner, precursor”) + Spitze (“cusp,tip”).

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