Etymology

nucellus

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Today it means: The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments. Full definition →

French nucelle ← Latin nux
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromnux“nut”
  2. French · derived fromnucelle“little nut”
  3. English todaynucellus

From French nucelle (“little nut”), from Latin nux (“nut”).

Words from the same roots

Latinnux all →

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