Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protonema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tone-ma
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A filament of cells that forms following the germination of the spores of mosses and liverworts

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English -nema English protonema From proto- + -nema.

Inflected Forms

protonemata (plural)

Derived Forms

protonemal

Rhymes With

lima prima schema eczema fema edema emphysema pima erythema oedema bima extrema

Questions

What does protonema mean?: A filament of cells that forms following the germination of the spores of mosses and liverworts
Where does protonema come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English -nema English protonema From proto- + -nema.

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