blasto-

From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastánein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).

blasto-

1. bud; budding; germination
2. germ cell

   blastophthoria

• “blasto-”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “blasto-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• balots, bloats, bostal, oblast

From Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós).

• IPA^(key): /ˈblas.tɔ/

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• Rhymes: -astɔ
• Syllabification: blas‧to

blasto-

1. blasto-

   ‎blasto- + ‎cysta → ‎blastocysta

• -blast

• blasto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN