tigella

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/təˈdʒɛlə//tiˈdʒɛlə/

noun

That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.

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OriginFrench tige →
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Meanings

tigella1

nountigella (plural tigellae)

plural tigellae

  1. biologyThat part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.

tigella2

nountigella (plural tigelle)

plural tigelle

  1. cookingA small, round or crescent-shaped bread from the Apennines in the Modena area of northern Italy.

    Synonyms: crescentina, crescenta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small, round or crescent-shaped bread from the Apennines in the Modena area of northern Italy.

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Origin

tigella · noun

  1. Frenchtige
  2. Englishtigella

From French tige stem or stock.

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tigella · noun

  1. Italiantigella
  2. Englishtigella

From Italian tigella.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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