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cleisto-

a combining form meaning “closed,” “capable of being closed,” used in the formation of compound words: cleistogamy; cleistothecium.

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Origin of cleisto-

combining form representingGreek kleistós

Words nearby cleisto-

cleidocranial dysostosis, cleidoic, cleidoic egg, -cleisis, Cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium
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