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crepis

UK/ˈkriːpɪs/

crepis noun: a plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae.

Noun

crepis

  1. A plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae.
    • Most species of crepis are weeds and all have flowers like small dandelions.1948, A.G.L. Hellyer, Amateur Gardener, page 199
  2. The central spicule of a sponge, upon which silica is deposited.

crepis meaning in Tamil

crepis in Tamil

கிரிப்பிஸ்

Origin of crepis

From New Latin crēpis, from Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís, “crepida; foundation”). Doublet of crepida.

Questions about crepis

What does crepis mean?
Crepis means a plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae.
What is crepis in Tamil?
Crepis in Tamil is கிரிப்பிஸ். See Crepis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crepis?
Crepis is a noun.
How do you pronounce crepis?
Crepis is pronounced /ˈkriːpɪs/ (UK).

Words near crepis in the dictionary

  1. crepieres
  2. crepiers
  3. crepiest
  4. crepiness
  5. creping
  6. crepis
  7. crepitaculum
  8. crepital
  9. crepitance
  10. crepitant
  11. crepitate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crepis (page history and authors); crepis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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