Chrysale

Morpheme

Chrysale

Type

bound base

Denotation

immobile pupa stage

Etymology

Latin chrysalis, variant of chrȳsallis; Ancient Greek khrysallís

Evidence

chrysalid, chrysaline, chrysalis, chrysalised, chrysalises, chrysalises, chrysalising, chrysalism, chrysaloid, teleiochrysalis, teleiochrysalises

Notes

singular chrysalis ~ plural chrysalides
Anglicized plural chrysalises sometimes spelled chrysalisses
chrysalised sometimes spelled chrysalissed

See Also

Chrysalid(e) [Chrysalid, Chrysalide]