a learned borrowing from Greek meaning "vessel," "container," used in the formation of compound words: angiosperm. Also, esp. before a vowel, angi- .
[ angeîon, equiv. to áng ( os ) vessel, vat, shell + -eion dim. suffix ]
a learned borrowing from Greek meaning "vessel," "container," used in the formation of compound words: angiosperm. Also, esp. before a vowel, angi- .
[ angeîon, equiv. to áng ( os ) vessel, vat, shell + -eion dim. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012