Plain English words for hairs?? "ortho-" ="straight"

[John Bruner]

On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> >At 05:15 PM 11/12/99 -0500, MAGarland at AOL.COM wrote:
> >>"bifid trichome" is plain English?
> If this is plain English then perhaps are all Latin and Greek technical
> terms. I have asked numerous people the meaning of "ortho". Every one says
> it means bones. Is that also a plain English?
> Gurcharan Singh
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*It is Greek to me!*  As the father of two sons in badly need of
orthodontia, believe me I know this one.

"ortho-" [< Greek *orthos*, straight], a combining form meaning:
1. straight, regular, upright
2. right angle
3. proper, correct, standard

        John
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