-nema

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nema"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêmă, “thread”). Compare nemat-.

Suffix

-nema

  1. (chiefly biology) Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -nema
caulonema
chloronema
chromonema
collonema
diplonema
haptonema
leptonema
pachynema
paranema
plastonema
polynema
protonema
synema
synnema
trophonema
zygonema

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