craspedon

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noun

A border or fringe.

OriginAncient Greek κράσπεδον →
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Meanings

nouncraspedon (plural craspeda)

plural craspeda

  1. obsoletebiologyA border or fringe.

    The histological appearance of the craspedon is also similar, and characteristic in both forms.

    1897, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, page 202
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    Encapsuled in the mesoglœa lamina of the mesentery and of its craspedon are numerous ova in various stages of maturation.

    1888, Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, volume 28, page 423

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκράσπεδον“border, skirt”
  2. Englishcraspedon

From Ancient Greek κράσπεδον (kráspedon, “border, skirt”).

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APA

craspedon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craspedon

MLA

“craspedon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craspedon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craspedon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craspedon.

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