anlage
pronunciation
How to pronounce anlage in British English:
UK ['ɑnlɑgə]
How to pronounce anlage in American English:
US ['ɑnlɑgə]
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- Noun:
- an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development
Word Origin
- anlage (n.)
- "basis of a later development" (plural anlagen), 1892, from German anlage "foundation, basis," from anlagen (v.) "to establish," from an "on" + legen "to lay" (see lay (v.)).
Example
- 1. Chemical control seed coating impacting upon initiation of soybean lateral root anlage and contents of endogenous hormone .