telome

noun

te·​lome ˈtē-ˌlōm How to pronounce telome (audio)
: a hypothetical plant structure in a theory of the evolution of leaves and sporophylls in vascular plants that consists of one of the vegetative or reproductive terminal branchlets of a dichotomously branched axis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tel- + -ome

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of telome was in 1935

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“Telome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telome. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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