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staphyla

staphyla noun: a cluster of gongylidia.

Noun

staphyla (plural staphylae)

  1. A cluster of gongylidia.
    • Moller gives the first detailed description of the staphylae (“Kohlrabi bodies”) growing in the garden and in artificial culture.2012, Henry Hermani, Social Insects, volume 4, page 351

Forms of staphyla

pluralstaphylae

Questions about staphyla

What does staphyla mean?
Staphyla means a cluster of gongylidia.
What part of speech is staphyla?
Staphyla is a noun.
What is the plural of staphyla?
The plural of staphyla is staphylae.

Words near staphyla in the dictionary

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

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