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单词 epiclinal
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epiclinaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: epi- prefix, Greek κλίνη , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < epi- prefix + ancient Greek κλίνη couch (see clino- comb. form) + -al suffix1, after French épicline ( C. F. B. de Mirbel Élemens de physiol. végétale et de bot. (1815) ii. 743). N.E.D. (1891) gives the pronunciation as (epikləi·năl) /ɛpɪˈklaɪnəl/.
Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Located on the receptacle of a flower.
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1847 J. Lindley Elements Bot. (ed. 5) p. xxxvi/2 Epiclinal, placed upon the disk or receptacle of a flower.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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