Etymology

anaulacorhize

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Today it means: Of the root of a tooth, spongy; porous. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αὖλαξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromαὖλαξ“ridge; groove”
  2. English todayanaulacorhize

Perhaps ana- + Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “ridge; groove”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root; radix”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekαὖλαξ all →

aulacophoreaulacopod

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