- erio-
- combining form
Etymology: Greek erio-, eirio-, from erion, eirion: wool
Eriogonum
eriometer
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erio- /er-i-ō- or -o-/combining formDenoting wool or fibreORIGIN: Gr erion wool• • •Eriocaulon /-ō-köˈlon/ noun(Gr kaulos stalk) the pipewort genus, giving name to the Eriocaul(on)āˈceae, a family of monocotyledons, related to the BromeliasEriōdenˈdron noun(Gr dendron tree) the silk-cotton genus of trees (family Bombacaceae)eriometer /-omˈət-ər/ noun(Gr metron measure) an optical instrument for measuring small diameters, eg of fibreserˈionite nounA mineral which occurs in white wool-like crystalseriophorum /-ofˈər-əm/ noun(Gr phoros carrying) a plant of the cotton-grass or cotton-sedge genus Eriophorumeriophorous /-ofˈər-əs/ adjectiveVery cottony
Useful english dictionary. 2012.