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UBC CLST301-Module 12 Flora and Fauna
Roots for Animals and Plants
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Undergraduate 3
04/05/2011
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Term
acanth-
 Definition
thorn; prickle
Term
al-
pter-
pteryg-
 Definition
wing
Term
amygdal-
 Definition
almond
Term
annul-
 Definition
ring
Term
anth-
flor-
 Definition
flower; blossom
Term
api-
meliss-
 Definition
bee [no connecting vowel follows api-]
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arachn-
 Definition
spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like
Term
arbor-
 Definition
tree
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av-
 Definition
bird[connecting vowel is "i"]
Term
bacc-
cocc-
 Definition
berry
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blast-
 Definition
bud; germ; embryonic cell
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carp-
 Definition
fruit; seed
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clad-
ram-
 Definition
branch
Term
cortic-
 Definition
bark; outer layer
Term
cyn-
can-
 Definition
dog
Term
flagell-
 Definition
whip; whip-like appendage
Term
flocc-
floccul-
 Definition
tuft of hair
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foli-
 Definition
leaf
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formic-
 Definition
ant [this root will use suffix -iasis not -osis]
Term
frond-
 Definition
leaf; leafy branch; frond
Term
helminth-
verm-
vermin-
 Definition
worm [helminth- will use suffix -iasis not -osis]
Term
herp-
herpet-
 Definition
reptile; snake; spreading blister
Term
ichthy-
pisc-
 Definition
fish [ichthy- can also mean "scaly", as an adj root]
Term
lign-
hyl-
xyl-
 Definition
wood
Term
nem-
nemat-
 Definition
threadlike structure; roundworm
Term
nid-
 Definition
nest
Term
nuc-
 Definition
nut
Term
onych-
onyx-
ungu-
ungul-
 Definition
nail; hoof; claw
Term
phyt-
 Definition
plant; growth
Term
set-
 Definition
bristle; seta [pl. setae]
Term
spin-
 Definition
thorn; spine
Term
spor-
 Definition
spore
Term
trich-
 Definition
hair
Term
zo-
 Definition
animal; living organism
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