Etymology

coenocyte

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Today it means: A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοινός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοινός“common”
  2. English todaycoenocyte

From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + κύτος (kútos, “box, i.e. cell”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοινός all →

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