scobina

S1C3O1B3I1N1A1

noun

The pedicle of the spikelets of grasses.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounscobina (plural scobinae)

plural scobinae

  1. biologyThe pedicle of the spikelets of grasses.

Origin

  1. Latinscobīna
  2. Latinscobīna
  3. Englishscobina

Borrowed from Latin scobīna.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: scobina on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.