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planoblast (medicine)


planoblast
<zoology> Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.

Origin: Gr. To wander.

Source: Websters Dictionary


stark 1, adjective (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: stearc 'stiff, strong']
very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration
::In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding.
::the stark Beauty of New Mexico
unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
-synonym harsh harsh
::The movie shows the stark realities of life in the ghetto.
::The extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists.
::We are faced with a stark choice.
::a stark reminder of life under communist rule
-- starkly adv
-- starkness n [U]