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parenthesome

parenthesome noun: a septal pore cap, a microscopic structure of unknown function found in the cells of basidiomycete fungi.

Noun

parenthesome (plural parenthesomes)

  1. A septal pore cap, a microscopic structure of unknown function found in the cells of basidiomycete fungi.

Forms of parenthesome

pluralparenthesomes

Origin of parenthesome

From parenthesis + -some, from the resemblance to the punctuation marks.

Questions about parenthesome

What does parenthesome mean?
Parenthesome means a septal pore cap, a microscopic structure of unknown function found in the cells of basidiomycete fungi.
What part of speech is parenthesome?
Parenthesome is a noun.
What is the plural of parenthesome?
The plural of parenthesome is parenthesomes.

Words near parenthesome in the dictionary

  1. parenthesizations
  2. parenthesize
  3. parenthesized
  4. parenthesizes
  5. parenthesizing
  6. parenthesome
  7. parenthesomes
  8. parenthetic
  9. parenthetical
  10. parentheticalities
  11. parentheticality

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