cleisto-

a combining form meaning “closed,” “capable of being closed,” used in the formation of compound words: cleistogamy; cleistothecium.

Origin of cleisto-

combining form representing Greek kleistós

Words nearby cleisto-

cleidocranial, cleidocranial dysostosis, cleidoic, cleidoic egg, cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium