"telome" meaning in English

See telome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: telomes [plural]
Etymology: From telo- + -ome. Etymology templates: {{af|en|telo-|-ome}} telo- + -ome Head templates: {{en-noun}} telome (plural telomes)
  1. (biology) A terminal branch of a stem, thought to have evolved into the leaf, according to one theory of plant morphology. Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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