anomotreme

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adjective

Having irregular apertures.

Opposite
nomotreme
OriginEnglish nomotreme ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveanomotreme (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving irregular apertures.

    This idea arose in view of the anomotreme pollen-grains studded with apertures.

    1988, Subhash Chandra Datta, Systematic Botany, →ISBN, page 71

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
nomotreme

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishnomotreme
  7. Englishanomotreme

From a- + nomotreme.

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APA

anomotreme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anomotreme

MLA

“anomotreme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anomotreme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anomotreme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anomotreme.

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