gingiva

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Scrabble points: 12
Words With Friends: 16
Letters: 7

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvə/

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/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvə/ · /d͡ʒɪnˈd͡ʒaɪvə/

Definition of gingiva

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

The gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the roots of the teeth and covering the jawbone.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-der. Latin gingīvabor. English gingiva Borrowed from Latin gingīva (“gums”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

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