cleisto-

combining form

variants or before vowels cleist- or less commonly clisto- or before vowels clist-

: closed

cleistocarp

cleistogamy

Word History

Etymology

Greek kleistós, klēistós, kleïstós (verbal adjective of kleíō, kleîn "to shut, close, bar") + -o-

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