Etymology

ulcus

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Today it means: A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a pollen grain. Full definition →

Latin ulcus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromulcus“sore”
  2. English todayulcus

From Latin ulcus (“sore”). Doublet of ulcer.

Words from the same roots

Latinulcus all →

ulcer

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