subgleba

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noun

A sterile base.

OriginEnglish gleba ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

nounsubgleba (plural subglebas)

plural subglebas

  1. biologyA sterile base.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishgleba
  7. Englishsubgleba

From sub- + gleba.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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