male-sterile

male-ster·ile

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
- /meɪl ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
- /meɪl ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/

Definition of male-sterile word

adjective male-sterile producing no pollen or infertile pollen. 1

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Origin of male-sterile

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Male-sterile

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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male-sterile popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.