- cleis
- , -is, -to (G). Close; closing; closed
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
cleis
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cleis — cleis·to·carp; cleis·to·car·pous; cleis·to·gam·ic; cleis·tog·a·mous; cleis·tog·a·my; cleis·to·gene; cleis·tog·e·nous; cleis·to·the·ci·um; hy·dro·cleis; cleis·to·gam·i·cal·ly; cleis·tog·a·mous·ly; … English syllables
Cleis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Cleis — CLEIS, ĭdis, eine Nymphe, welcher Jupiter, mit ihren Schwestern, den jungen Bacchus, in der Insel Naxus, aufzuerziehen gab. Diod. Sic. L. V. c. 52. p. 225 … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Cleis Press — Founded 1980 Founder Frédérique Delacoste, Felice Newman and Mary Winfrey Trautmann Country of origin United States Headquarters location Berkeley, California Distribution Publishers Group West … Wikipedia
cleis|to|gam|ic — «KLYS tuh GAM ihk», adjective. = cleistogamous. (Cf. ↑cleistogamous) … Useful english dictionary
cleis|tog|a|mous — «klys TOG uh muhs», adjective. having small, self pollinating flowers that do not open, in addition to regular flowers: »The violet is a cleistogamous plant … Useful english dictionary
cleis|tog|a|my — «klys TOG uh mee», noun. the condition of having small flowers that do not open, but are pollinated from their own anthers in addition to the normal, larger, brightly colored flowers, as in the violet. ╂[< Greek kleistós closed + English gamy] … Useful english dictionary
cleistogamous — cleis•tog•a•mous [[t]klaɪˈstɒg ə məs[/t]] also cleis•to•gam•ic [[t]ˌklaɪ stəˈgæm ɪk[/t]] adj. bot pertaining to or having pollination occurring in unopened flowers • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gkkleistó(s)closed, v. adj. ofkleíeinto close, bar +… … From formal English to slang
cleistocarp — cleis·to·carp … English syllables
cleistocarpous — cleis·to·car·pous … English syllables
