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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”).
Prefix
blasto-
- bud; budding; germination
- germ cell
- blastophthoria
Derived terms
Translations
bud, budding, germination
Further reading
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblas.tɔ/
- Rhymes: -astɔ
- Syllabification: blas‧to
Prefix
blasto-
- blasto-
- blasto- + cysta → blastocysta
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- blasto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN