blasto-
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See also: -blasto
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
blasto-
Derived terms
Translations
bud, budding, germination
Further reading
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “blasto-”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “blasto-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Derived from Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós).
Pronunciation
Prefix
blasto-
- blasto-
- blasto- + cysta → blastocysta
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- blasto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN