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From Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”) + -form, from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to lay or put in”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
emboliform
Today it means: Plug-shaped. Full definition →
Today it means: Plug-shaped. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”) + -form, from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to lay or put in”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.