Etymology

podosperm

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Today it means: The funiculus (stalk of a seed or ovule). Full definition →

Ancient Greek σπέρμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπέρμα“seed”
  2. English todaypodosperm

From podo- + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). Compare French podosperme.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσπέρμα all →

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