Auxo

¹

[ awk-soh ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. one of the Graces worshiped at Athens.

auxo-

²

1. a combining form meaning “growth,” “increase,” used in the formation of compound words:

   auxochrome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Auxo¹

< Greek aúx ( ein ) to grow, increase (variant of auxánein ) + -o-