disseminule

[ dih-sem-uh-nyool ]

/ dɪˈsɛm əˌnyul /

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noun Botany.

any propagative part of a plant, as a bud, seed, or spore, that is capable of disseminating the plant.

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Origin of disseminule

1900–05; probably dissemin(ate) + -ule

Words nearby disseminule

disseminated, disseminated sclerosis, disseminating, dissemination, disseminator, disseminule, dissension, dissent, dissenter, dissentient, dissenting opinion

British Dictionary definitions for disseminule

disseminule

/ (dɪˈsɛmɪˌnjuːl) /

noun

any propagative part of a plant, such as a seed or spore, that helps to spread the species

Word Origin for disseminule

C20: from disseminate + -ule

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