pesäke

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (pathology) growth mass of cells affected by a disease
  • (microbiology) colony of bacteria e.g. in a Petri dish
  • (military) nest as in: machine gun nest
  • hot spot center of dangerous activity, normally used with a modifier to specify the kind of danger, as in kriisipesäke

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish pesä (nest, hive, of an estate, base).

Origin

Finnish

pesä

Gloss

nest, hive, of an estate, base

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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