clon

See also: clôn and Clon

English

Noun

clon (plural clons)

1. (biology) Dated form of clone.
   • 1930, Technical Bulletin:

     The entire development of a clon is dependent on runners which develop from the buds in leaf axils.

Asturian

Noun

clon m (plural clones)

1. clone (living organism (originally a plant))

Related terms

• clonar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈklɔn]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

clon m (plural clons)

1. clone

Derived terms

• clonar

Further reading

• “clon”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Romanian

Alternative forms

• clonă

Noun

clon n (plural clone)

1. clone

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	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	clon	clonul		clone	clonele
genitive-dative	clon	clonului		clone	clonelor
vocative	clonule			clonelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklon/ [ˈklõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: clon

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”).

Noun

clon m (plural clones)

1. clone

Derived terms

• clonar

See also

• copia
• reproducir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English clown.

Noun

clon m (plural clones)

1. clown

   Synonym: payaso

Further reading

• “clon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024