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oˌppositi-
combining form of L. oppositus opposite, used in scientific (chiefly botanical) adjs., often adaptations of modern Latin terms, as oppositiˈflorous, having opposite peduncles or inflorescences; oppositiˈfolious, (a) having opposite leaves, (b) situated opposite a leaf (as a peduncle or tendril); oppositiˈpinnate, oppositely pinnate; oppositiˈpetalous, situated opposite a petal; oppositiˈpolar, having poles situated at opposite ends (as certain nerve-cells); oppositiˈsepalous, situated opposite a sepal (as a stamen).
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xxi. (1765) 217 Oppositifolious, such as come out opposite to the Leaves. 1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Oppositiflōrus, having opposing peduncles,..oppositiflorous. Ibid., Oppositipennātus, applied to pennate leaves, of which the folioles are opposite: oppositipennate. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. 422/2 Oppositipetalous, placed before a petal. Oppositisepalous, situated before a sepal. |