gleba

G2L1E1B3A1

noun

The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.

OriginLatin glēba →
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Meanings

noungleba (plural glebae)

plural glebae

  1. biologyThe fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.

Origin

  1. Latinglēba“lump, mass”
  2. Englishgleba

Borrowed from Latin glēba (“lump, mass”). Doublet of glebe.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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