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staphylae

staphylae is the plural of staphyla.

Meaning of staphyla

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

Questions about staphylae

What is staphylae the plural of?
Staphylae is the plural of staphyla.

Words near staphylae in the dictionary

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

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