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appendicle

appendicle noun: a small appendage.

Noun

appendicle (plural appendicles)

  1. (archaic) A small appendage.

Forms of appendicle

pluralappendicles

Origin of appendicle

From Latin appendicula, diminutive of appendix.

Words formed from appendicle

Questions about appendicle

What does appendicle mean?
Appendicle means a small appendage.
What part of speech is appendicle?
Appendicle is a noun.
What is the plural of appendicle?
The plural of appendicle is appendicles.

Words near appendicle in the dictionary

  1. appendicitises
  2. appendicize
  3. appendicized
  4. appendicizes
  5. appendicizing
  6. appendicle
  7. appendicled
  8. appendicles
  9. appendico-
  10. appendicolith
  11. appendicoliths

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