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combining form

denoting severalpluriliteral; pluripresence

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Word Origin for pluri-

from Latin plur-, plus more, plures several

Words nearby pluri-

plurality, pluralize, plurally, plural marriage, plural voting, pluri-, pluriliteral, pluripotent, pluripresence, plurry, plus

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How to use pluri- in a sentence

Pluri-setose: bearing several seta; as the head in some Carabids.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Pluri-, in composition, many or several; as Plurifoliolate, with several leaflets.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray