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pearl body

pearl body noun: a small, lustrous, pearl-like food body produced from the epidermis of leaves, petioles and shoots of certain plants, sought after by various arthropods and ants.

Noun

pearl body (plural pearl bodies)

  1. A small, lustrous, pearl-like food body produced from the epidermis of leaves, petioles and shoots of certain plants, sought after by various arthropods and ants.

Forms of pearl body

pluralpearl bodies

Questions about pearl body

What does pearl body mean?
Pearl body means a small, lustrous, pearl-like food body produced from the epidermis of leaves, petioles and shoots of certain plants, sought after by various arthropods and ants.
What part of speech is pearl body?
Pearl body is a noun.
What is the plural of pearl body?
The plural of pearl body is pearl bodies.

Words near pearl body in the dictionary

  1. pearl ashes
  2. pearl aura
  3. pearl barley
  4. Pearl Beach
  5. pearl bodies
  6. pearl body
  7. pearl bush
  8. pearl bushes
  9. Pearl City
  10. pearl clutching
  11. pearl cooler

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