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endostome

endostome noun: the foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.

Noun

endostome (plural endostomes)

  1. The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.
  2. The inner peristome of mosses.
  3. An endostoma.

Forms of endostome

pluralendostomes

Origin of endostome

From endo- + -stome.

Questions about endostome

What does endostome mean?
Endostome means the foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.
What part of speech is endostome?
Endostome is a noun.
What is the plural of endostome?
The plural of endostome is endostomes.

Words near endostome in the dictionary

  1. endosteum
  2. endosteums
  3. endostitis
  4. endostoma
  5. endostomata
  6. endostome
  7. endostomes
  8. endostoses
  9. endostosis
  10. endostructural
  11. endostructure

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