roots for bio Flashcards
(314 cards)
1
Q
a(n)
A
without
2
Q
ab
A
away from
3
Q
abduc
A
lead from
4
Q
acanth
A
prickle
5
Q
acer
A
without horns
6
Q
acetabul
A
vinegar cup
7
Q
aceto
A
acid
8
Q
acin
A
cluster of grapes
9
Q
acri
A
acrid, sharp
10
Q
acro
A
summit, top
11
Q
actin
A
ray
12
Q
acust
A
of hearing
13
Q
ad
A
towards
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Q
adipo
A
fat
15
Q
adventit
A
coming to
16
Q
aegopod
A
goat-foot
17
Q
aestiv
A
summer
18
Q
affer
A
carrying to
19
Q
agrest
A
rural, wild
20
Q
agro(st)
A
field
21
Q
al(i)
A
wing
22
Q
alb
A
white
23
Q
allant
A
sausage
24
Q
allium
A
garlic
25
alopec
fox
26
altissim
tall
27
alve
pit, socket
28
ambly
blunt
29
ambul
walk
30
ammo
sand
31
amnio
fetal envelope
32
amoeb
change
33
amphi
both
34
amplex
clasping
35
ampulla
flask
36
amygdala
almond shaped organ
37
amyl
starch
38
an
without
39
baca
small berry
40
baccatus
berried
41
baena
walking
42
balan
acorn
43
barb
beard
44
basi
at the bottom
45
bat(is)
skate, ray
46
bdella
sucker
47
bell
pretty
48
bi
two
49
bi(ola)
life
50
blast
germ
51
bore
north
52
botry
small bunch of grapes
53
bov
ox
54
brachi
arm
55
brachy
short
56
brady
slow
57
branch
gill
58
brevi
short
59
brizo
to nod
60
bromo
oats, broom, shadow
61
bronch
windpipe
62
bucca
mouth cavity
63
bulbos
bulbous
64
bulla
bubble, flask
65
bullant
wrinkled
66
buno
hill
67
bursa
pouch, purse
68
caduci
temporary
69
caec
blind
70
caerul
skyblue
71
caespit
tufted
72
calam
reed, aspen
73
calc
stone
74
calli
beautiful
75
callos
callous
76
calor
heat
77
calyx
cup, chalice
78
camp
field
79
campanula
bell
80
cani
dog
81
cap(it)
head
82
capill
hair
83
capsella
small box
84
card
heart
85
carin
keel
86
cam
flesh
87
cartoid
producing stupor
88
carp
seed, wrist
89
cary
nut
90
cata
down
91
cauda
tail
92
cav
hollow
93
centi
hundred
94
ceph(al)
head
95
cera(s)(t)
horn
96
cerc
horns, lobes, short tail
97
cerebro
brain
98
cerv
neck
99
ch(e)ir
hand
100
chaero
to please
101
chaet
bristle
102
chamae
on ground
103
chel
turtle
104
cheno
goose
105
chiasm
crossing
106
chil
lip
107
ana
up, back, again
108
amatol
east
109
anagallis
delightful
110
anchus
bend, day
111
andr
male
112
anemo
wind
113
angi
vessel
114
angul
angle
115
angusti
narrow
116
ankylo
stiff jointed
117
annu
annual
118
anomo
lawless, irregular
119
anser
geese
120
ante
before
121
ancho
flower
122
anthro
human
123
anti
against, opposite
124
antr
cave
125
apo
separate, from
126
aqua
water
127
aguilin
eagle-beaked
128
arach
spider
129
arbor
tree
130
arc
arch
131
arch(ae/i)
ancient
132
arct(i/o)
north, bear
133
are
space
134
areni
sandy
135
arg(en/lyr)
silver
136
arthro
joint
137
artic
jointed
138
artio
even-numbers
139
arundin
reed-like
140
asc
sac
141
asper
rough
142
aspid
shield
143
ast(e)r
star
144
astrag
dice(originally a knuckle bone)
145
ater, atra
black
146
atlas
a titan (mythical giant) who supported the world on his shoulders
147
atr(ium)
one of the Fates who cut the thread of life
148
chlamy
outer garment
149
chlor
green
150
choan
funnel
151
chondr
cartilage
152
chord
cord
153
chorion
membrane
154
chrom
colour
155
chrys
golden
156
chyl
fluid
157
chym
juice
158
cili
eyelash
159
ciner
ashen, grey
160
cipit
head
161
circum
around
162
cirr
tentacle (originally curl)
163
cl(e)ist
closed
164
clad
branch
165
clast
broken
166
clav
key
167
cleid
key
168
cleithr
bar, key
169
clin
bed, recline
170
cloaca
sewer
171
coccus
berry, grain
172
cochl
shell
173
coel
hollow
174
col(on)
large intestine
175
coll
neck
176
collat
borne together
177
columella
little column
178
com
with
179
commis
sent out
180
communis
colonial
181
commutat
changed
182
compact
compact
183
compress
flattened
184
con
with
185
conch
shell
186
condyl
knuckle
187
cono
cone
188
contra
opposite
189
convolvo
to entwine
190
copro
dung
191
cora(xlg)
raven
192
corb
basket
193
cord
heart
194
aur
ear, gold
195
austral
southern
196
auto
self
197
aux
grow
198
avi
bird
199
axi
axis
200
azyg
unpaired
201
corium
lether
202
corn
horn
203
coron
crown
204
corp
body
205
cort
bark
206
cost
rib
207
cotyl
cup
208
crani
skull
209
crass
thick
210
crep
shoe
211
cribi
sieve
212
cric
ring
213
crispus
curled
214
crist
crest
215
crosso
fringe, tassel
216
cru(rals)
shank
217
cruci
cross-like
218
crypt
hidden
219
cten
comb
220
cune
wedge
221
cusp
lance, point
222
cuti
skin
223
cycl
circular
224
cyan
blue
225
cyno
dog
226
cyst
capsule
227
cyt
cell
228
dactyl
finger
229
dasy
shaggy
230
deci
ten
231
decid
falling off
232
decuss
cross banding
233
deka
ten
234
delph
womb
235
delphis
dolphin
236
demi
half
237
dendr
tree
238
derm
skin
239
dero
persisting
240
desmo
band
241
deut
second
242
echino
spiny
243
echis
viper
244
eco
house
245
ecto
outside
246
effer
carrying away
247
effusus
loosely spreading
248
elasmo
plate, flat
249
ejacul
throw out
250
elat
tall
251
-ell
diminutive
252
embio
living
253
embol
thrown in
254
endo
inside
255
engy
narrow
256
ensi
sword
257
fab
bean
258
falc
sickle-shaped
259
fallax
false
260
fasci(ic)
bundle
261
fatuus
foolish, useless
262
feli
cat
263
fer
carry
264
fil
thread
265
fistul
hollow, tube
266
flacc
flabby
267
flav
yellow
268
flexu
wavy
269
flocculus
lock of wool
270
fluitans
floating
271
dextro
right
272
di(a)
two
273
dia
through
274
didym
twin
275
digit
finger
276
dino
terrible
277
diplo
double
278
dipso
thirst
279
dissect
deeply cut
280
dodeca
twelve
281
don't
tooth
282
dors
back
283
drom
quick running
284
dubi
doubtful
285
dulci
sweet
286
duo
two
287
dur
hard
288
entolenter
inside
289
eo
dawn, east
290
epi
upon
291
equi
horse, equal
292
erect
upright
293
erythr
red
294
esculent
edible
295
ethm
sieve
296
eu
well, very
297
eury
wide
298
ex
out of
299
exiguus
slender
300
exo
outside
301
extens
draw out
302
extra
beyond
303
extrins
coming out
304
foen
hay
305
foetid
foul-smelling
306
foli
leaf
307
fontan
fountain
308
foramen
opening
309
fornix
vault
310
fovea
shallow round depression
311
fruticans
shrubby
312
fund
to pour
313
furc(ul)
fork
314
gal
milk
