chion-

combining form

variants or chiono- or less commonly chio-

: snow

chionanthus

chiolite

chionodoxa

Word History

Etymology

chion-, chiono- from New Latin, from Greek, from chiōn snow; chio- from German & New Latin, from Greek chiōn; akin to Greek cheimōn winter

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