decaspermous

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adjective

Containing or bearing ten seeds.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivedecaspermous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyContaining or bearing ten seeds.

    Synonyms: decaspermal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveContaining or bearing ten seeds.

Also see

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Englishdecaspermous

From deca- + -spermous.

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Translations

French décasperme
  • décaspermeTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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