Blasto- Definition

blastō, blastə
prefix
Bud; germ; budding; germination.
Blastocyst.
American Heritage
affix
Of a germinating embryo.
Blastoderm, blastogenesis.
Webster's New World

Origin of Blasto-

  • From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastos, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastanein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek blastos bud

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • see -blast

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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