Etymology

choma

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Today it means: A small tubercle or ridgelet located on the inner margin of a bivalve near the hinge. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma)
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choma · noun1

  1. Ancient Greekχώννῡμι (khṓnnūmi)
  2. Ancient Greekχῶμα (khôma)
  3. English todaychoma

From Ancient Greek χῶμα (khôma, “bank, mound”).

Choma · proper noun2

  1. Polish · borrowed fromChoma
  2. English todayChoma

Borrowed from Polish Choma.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχῶμα all →

chomophyte

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