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mespilus

mespilus noun: any member of the flowering plant genus Mespilus (now Crataegus sect. Mespilus), of medlars.

Noun

mespilus (plural mespiluses)

  1. Any member of the flowering plant genus Mespilus (now Crataegus sect. Mespilus), of medlars.

Forms of mespilus

pluralmespiluses
alternative formmespil

Origin of mespilus

From the genus name, from Latin mespilum.

Words formed from mespilus

Questions about mespilus

What does mespilus mean?
Mespilus means any member of the flowering plant genus Mespilus (now Crataegus sect. Mespilus), of medlars.
What part of speech is mespilus?
Mespilus is a noun.
What is the plural of mespilus?
The plural of mespilus is mespiluses.

Words near mespilus in the dictionary

  1. mesozooplankton
  2. mesozooplanktonic
  3. mesozooplanktons
  4. mespil
  5. mespils
  6. mespilus
  7. mespiluses
  8. mespirenone
  9. mesple
  10. Mespots
  11. mesprise

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