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staphyle

staphyle noun: the uvula of the soft palate.

Noun

staphyle (plural staphyles)

  1. The uvula of the soft palate.

Forms of staphyle

pluralstaphyles

Origin of staphyle

From Latin staphylē, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ).

Questions about staphyle

What does staphyle mean?
Staphyle means the uvula of the soft palate.
What part of speech is staphyle?
Staphyle is a noun.
What is the plural of staphyle?
The plural of staphyle is staphyles.

Words near staphyle in the dictionary

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

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