cleisto-
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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 representing Greek kleistós
Words nearby cleisto-
cleg, Clegg, cleidoic, cleidoic egg, Cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium
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