Etymology · Ancient Greek
γόμφος
3 English words descend from Ancient Greek γόμφος, most common first.
- gomphrenaAny plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.
- gomphosisA type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone.
- gomphothereAny of the extinct proboscideans of the family Gomphotheriidae, that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene (12—1.6 million years ago), and latterly also in South America (around 3 million to 9100 years ago).