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blasto-

  1. a combining form meaning “bud, sprout,” “embryo,” “formative cells or cell layer,” used in the formation of compound words:

    blastosphere.



blasto-

combining_form

  1. (in biology) indicating an embryo or bud or the process of budding

    blastoderm



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Word History and Origins

Origin of blasto-1

< Greek, combining form of blastós a bud, sprout

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blasto-1

from Greek blastos ; see -blast

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