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staphyl-

staphyl- is the alternative form of staphylo-.

Meaning of staphylo-

Prefix

staphylo-

  1. Pertaining to a microorganism cluster with a grape-like arrangement.
  2. Pertaining to the uvula.

Forms of staphyl-

alternative formstaphylo-

Origin of staphyl-

From Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”).

Questions about staphyl-

What is staphyl- the alternative form of?
Staphyl- is the alternative form of staphylo-.

Words near staphyl- in the dictionary

  1. staphopains
  2. Staphorst
  3. staphostatin
  4. staphostatins
  5. staphs
  6. staphyl-
  7. staphyla
  8. staphylae
  9. staphyle
  10. staphyleaceous
  11. staphylectomies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: staphyl- (page history and authors); staphylo- (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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