diploe

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/ˈdɪp.loʊˌi/

noun

The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.

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pithmesophyll
OriginAncient Greek διπλόη →
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Meanings

noundiploe (countable and uncountable, plural diploes)

plural diploes · alternative diploë

  1. countableuncountableanatomyThe thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.

    Synonyms: pith

  2. countableobsoleteuncountablebiologySynonym of mesophyll.

    Synonyms: mesophyll

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.

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pith

nounSynonym of mesophyll.

Similar
mesophyll
Also see
mesophyllpith

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιπλόη“literally, a fold”
  2. Englishdiploe

From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

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Translations

Arabic خِلَال اللَّوْحَتَيْن
  • خِلَال اللَّوْحَتَيْن (ḵilāl al-lawḥatayn)Translations
Czech meziplošnice, píchatka
  • meziplošniceTranslations
  • píchatkaTranslations
Latin diploē
  • diploēTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dipoleelopidpeloid
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APA

diploe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploe

MLA

“diploe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diploe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploe.

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