ORIGIN: formed as nema .
-ne·ma
\ˈnēmə\ noun combining form
(plural -nema·ta \ˈnēməd.ə, ˈnem-, -mətə\ ; or -nemas)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nēma thread
: one having, being, or resembling (such) a thread
< chromonema >
— especially in generic names in botany and zoology
< Hyalonema >
< Scytonema >
< chromonema >
— especially in generic names in botany and zoology
< Hyalonema >
< Scytonema >