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fovilla

fovilla noun: one of the fine granules in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.

fovilla: one of the fine granules in the protoplasm of a pollen grain
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Noun

fovilla (plural fovillae)

  1. (archaic) One of the fine granules in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.

Forms of fovilla

pluralfovillae

Origin of fovilla

Diminutive from Latin fovere (“to cherish”).

Questions about fovilla

What does fovilla mean?
Fovilla means one of the fine granules in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.
What part of speech is fovilla?
Fovilla is a noun.
What is the plural of fovilla?
The plural of fovilla is fovillae.

Words near fovilla in the dictionary

  1. foveolets
  2. foveolæ
  3. foveomacular
  4. foveoschisis
  5. foveæ
  6. fovilla
  7. fovillae
  8. Foville's syndrome
  9. FOVs
  10. fow
  11. fower

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