Etymology

Spitzenkorper

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Today it means: A region at the apex of the hyphae in certain fungi, which is refractive. Full definition →

German Spitzenkörper
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  1. German · borrowed fromSpitzenkörper
  2. English todaySpitzenkorper

Borrowed from German Spitzenkörper, from Spitze (“point”) + Körper (“body”).

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