pluri-
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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. SmithPluri-, in composition, many or several; as Plurifoliolate, with several leaflets.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray