ule
[ oo-ley ]
/ ˈu leɪ /
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noun
a tree that produces caucho.
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Origin of ule
1840–50; <Mexican Spanish (h)ule<Nahuatl ōlli caoutchouc
Other definitions for ule (2 of 2)
-ule
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally diminutive nouns (capsule; globule; nodule) or noun derivatives of verbs (ligule).
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British Dictionary definitions for ule
-ule
suffix forming nouns
indicating smallnessglobule
Word Origin for -ule
from Latin -ulus, diminutive suffix
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Medical definitions for ule
ule-
pref.
Variant ofulo-
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