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Where does “phragmobasidial” come from?

phragmobasidial (English) comes from English phragmo-, from Ancient Greek φραγμός, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

phragmobasidial (English): Relating to the phragmobasidium

Definitions

  1. Relating to the phragmobasidium

Ancestry of “phragmobasidial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphragmo-obstruction, barrier
2Ancient Greekφραγμός—
3Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
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