diploe

== English == === Alternative forms === diploë === Etymology === From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪp.loʊˌi/ === Noun === diploe (countable and uncountable, plural diploes) (anatomy) The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull. Synonym: (obsolete) pith (botany, obsolete) Synonym of mesophyll. ==== Derived terms ==== diploetic (archaic) diploic diploid diploidy ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === dipole, elopid, lepido-, peloid