Etymology

opsiblastic

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Today it means: Exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀψέ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀψέ“late”
  2. English todayopsiblastic

From Ancient Greek ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) + -blastic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀψέ all →

opsigamy

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