Karyo- Definition
karēō, karēə
prefix
Cell nucleus.
Karyogamy.
American Heritage
Nut; kernel.
Caryopsis.
American Heritage
affix
Nut, kernel.
Webster's New World
The nucleus of a cell.
Karyolymph.
Webster's New World
Origin of Karyo-
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New Latin from Greek karuo- nut from karuon kar- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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ModL < Gr karyon, a nut, kernel < IE base *kar-, hard
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek κάρυον (karuon, “kernel”).
From Wiktionary
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