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Definition: BLASTOSTYLE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Blastostyle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Blastostyle \Blas"to*style\, noun. [from Greek expression blasto`s sprout, bud pillar.]. (references)

Definition: BLASTOSTYLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BLASTOSTYLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Blastostyle \Blas"to*style\, noun. [from Greek expression blasto`s sprout, bud pillar.]. (references)