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idioblast

id·i·o·blast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [id-ee-uh-blast]
    • /ˈɪd i əˌblæst/
    • /ˈɪdɪˌɒblast/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [id-ee-uh-blast]
    • /ˈɪd i əˌblæst/

Definitions of idioblast word

  • noun idioblast a cell that differs greatly from the surrounding cells or tissue. 1
  • noun idioblast (botany) An isolated specialised cell found in the midst of an otherwise homogeneous group of cells in plant tissue. 1
  • noun idioblast a plant cell that differs from those around it in the same tissue 0
  • noun idioblast a specialized plant cell, usually thick-walled and without chlorophyll, occurring isolated among other cells of different type 0

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Origin of idioblast

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; idio- + -blast

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Parts of speech for Idioblast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

idioblast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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