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footpole

footpole noun: the narrow end of a lanceolate diatom.

Noun

footpole (plural footpoles)

  1. The narrow end of a lanceolate diatom

Forms of footpole

pluralfootpoles

Origin of footpole

From foot + pole.

Questions about footpole

What does footpole mean?
Footpole means the narrow end of a lanceolate diatom.
What part of speech is footpole?
Footpole is a noun.
What is the plural of footpole?
The plural of footpole is footpoles.

Words near footpole in the dictionary

  1. footploughs
  2. footplow
  3. footplows
  4. footpoint
  5. footpoints
  6. footpole
  7. footpoles
  8. footpost
  9. footposts
  10. footpound
  11. footpounds

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