blasto-

See also -blasto

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

blasto-

1. bud; budding; germination

Derived terms

Derived terms

Blastobacter Blastobasidae blastocarpus blastochyle Blastocladiales blastocoel blastocone blastocyst blastocyte blastoderm blastodermic blastodisk blastogenesis blastogranitic blastoid Blastoidea blastokinesis blastoma blastomere

blastomycete blastomycin blastomycosis blasyomylonite blastopelitic blastophitic blastophoral blastopore blastoporphyritic blastopsammite blastopsephitic blastosphere blastospore blastostyle blastotomy blastozooid

Translations

bud, budding, germination

Irish: blasta- (ga)

External links

• blasto- in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• blasto- at OneLook Dictionary Search