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gingiva

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvə/

gingiva noun: the gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the roots of the teeth and covering the jawbone.

Noun

gingiva (plural gingivae)

  1. The gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the roots of the teeth and covering the jawbone.

gingiva meaning in Tamil

gingiva in Tamil

ஈறு, எயிறு

Forms of gingiva

pluralgingivae

Origin of gingiva

Borrowed from Latin gingīva (“gums”).

Words formed from gingiva

Words that rhyme with gingiva

Questions about gingiva

What does gingiva mean?
Gingiva means the gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the roots of the teeth and covering the jawbone.
What is gingiva in Tamil?
Gingiva in Tamil is ஈறு, எயிறு. See Gingiva meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gingiva?
Gingiva is a noun.
How do you pronounce gingiva?
Gingiva is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvə/.
What is the plural of gingiva?
The plural of gingiva is gingivae.

Words near gingiva in the dictionary

  1. gingili
  2. gingilli
  3. ginging
  4. gingipain
  5. gingipains
  6. gingiva
  7. gingivae
  8. gingival
  9. gingivally
  10. gingivectomies
  11. gingivectomy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gingiva (page history and authors); gingiva (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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