βλάστημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βλαστάνω (blastánō, to bud, sprout, grow) + -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βλάστημᾰ • (blástēma) n (genitive βλαστήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. sprout, shoot
  2. offspring, offshoot
  3. (pathology) excrescence, eruption on the skin

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: blastema

Further reading

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