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sterigma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sterig-ma
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.

noun

A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).

noun

Part of the genitalia of moths.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στήριγμα (stḗrigma, “support, foundation”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

sterigmata (plural) sterigmas (plural)

Derived Forms

arthrosterigma sterigmatic

Questions

What does sterigma mean?
A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
Where does sterigma come from?
From Ancient Greek στήριγμα (stḗrigma, “support, foundation”).

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