aulo-, aul-
(Greek: hollow way, tube, pipe; any instrument; such as, a flute)
An excessive fear of seeing, handling, or playing a flute: Greg could never understand why his sister suffered from aulophobia, not being able to stand the sound of any woodwind instrument!
aulophyte
1. A free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
2. A non-parasitic plant growing, or living, within in a hollow cavity in another plant.
2. A non-parasitic plant growing, or living, within in a hollow cavity in another plant.
aulophytic
1. A reference to a non-parasitic plant growing, or living, within in a hollow cavity in another plant.
2. Descriptive of a plant that lives sheltered within a cavity of another plant.
2. Descriptive of a plant that lives sheltered within a cavity of another plant.
A collector of reed instruments: Tom played the oboe in the orchestra and, since he loved playing it and other woodwinds, decided to collect them. His friends called him an aulosophile or an aulosophilist!
aulostomatous
Having a tubular mouth or snout.
aulot
A double-reed pipe which was played for public and religious functions or ceremonies in ancient Greece.
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly and/or indirectly, with "tube, pipe": can-, cann-; duc-, -duct (to lead, leading); fistul-; siphon-; syringo-; tub-.
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