(in biology) indicating an embryo or bud or the process of budding
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blasto-,
- a combining form meaning "bud, sprout,'' "embryo,'' "formative cells or cell layer,'' used in the formation of compound words:blastosphere.
- Greek, combining form of blastós a bud, sprout
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'blasto-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-blastic
- blast
- blastocoel
- blastocyst
- blastoderm
- blastodisk
- blastogenesis
- blastomere
- blastomycete
- blastomycosis
- blastopore
- blastosphere
- blastospore
- blastostyle
- blastula