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metula

metula noun: the outermost branch of a conidiophore from which flask-shaped phialides radiate.

Noun

metula (plural metulae)

  1. The outermost branch of a conidiophore from which flask-shaped phialides radiate

Proper noun capitalized: Metula

Metula

  1. A small town in northern Israel.

Forms of metula

pluralmetulae

Origin of metula

Borrowed from Hebrew מטולה from Arabic المُطَلّة (al-muṭalla)

Questions about metula

What does metula mean?
Metula means the outermost branch of a conidiophore from which flask-shaped phialides radiate.
What part of speech is metula?
Metula can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of metula?
The plural of metula is metulae.

Words near metula in the dictionary

  1. metts
  2. Metty
  3. Metuali
  4. Metualis
  5. Metuchen
  6. metula
  7. metulae
  8. metuloid
  9. metuloids
  10. metump
  11. Metung

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