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tigella

/təˈdʒɛlə/

tigella noun: that part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.

Noun (1)

tigella (plural tigellae)

  1. That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.

Noun (2)

IPA/tiˈdʒɛlə/

tigella (plural tigelle)

  1. A small, round or crescent-shaped bread from the Apennines in the Modena area of northern Italy.
    Synonyms:
    crescentina, crescenta

Synonyms of tigella

Forms of tigella

pluraltigellae
pluraltigelle

Origin of tigella

From French tige stem or stock.

From Italian tigella.

Questions about tigella

What does tigella mean?
Tigella means that part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.
What part of speech is tigella?
Tigella is a noun.
How do you pronounce tigella?
Tigella is pronounced /təˈdʒɛlə/.
What is the plural of tigella?
The plural of tigella is tigellae.

Words near tigella in the dictionary

  1. Tigbawan
  2. Tigbawon
  3. tige
  4. tigecyclin
  5. tigecycline
  6. tigella
  7. tigellae
  8. tigelle
  9. tigelles
  10. tigellus
  11. tigemonam

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