BLASTOPORE

blastopore

(noun) the opening into the archenteron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blastopore (plural blastopores)

(embryology) The opening into the archenteron

Source: Wiktionary


Blas"to*pore, n. Etym: [Gr. sprout + E. pore.] (Biol.)

Definition: The pore or opening leading into the cavity of invagination, or archenteron.

Note: [See Illust. of Invagination.] Balfour.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

13 January 2025

SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

coffee icon