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Greek Roots Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Greek Roots
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10th Grade
02/10/2010

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dendr,dender
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tree
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phyll,phyllo
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leaf
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phyt
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plant
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anth
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flower
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sperm,spermat,spor
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seed;sowing
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zo
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animal
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hipp
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horse
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drom
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a running;course
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ornith
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bird
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itchy
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fish
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entom
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insect
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etym
Definition
truemeaning;root meaning of word
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ep
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word
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phag
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eat
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-oidism
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resembalance
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-oid
Definition
that which resembles
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-oid,oidal
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like;resembling
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dendrology
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the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
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phyllophagous
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feeding on leaves
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phytogeography
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the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
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polyanthus
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a hybrid primrose,
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sporadic
Definition
appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease.
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paleozoic
Definition
noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles.
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hippodrome
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an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.
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ornithology
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the branch of zoology that deals with birds
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ichthyophagous
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the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
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entomology
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the branch of zoology dealing with insects.
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etymology
Definition
the derivation of a word.

2. an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.
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orthoepy
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the study of correct pronunciation.
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cacoepy
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no results online dictionary
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anthology
Definition
a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject
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epizootic
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(of diseases) spreading quickly among animals.
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