Etymology

apiculus

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Today it means: The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium. Full definition →

Latin apex
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  1. Latin · derived fromapex
  2. English todayapiculus

From Latin apic- + Latin -ulus, ultimately from Latin apex.

Words from the same roots

Latinapex all →

apexapicularapiculum

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