单词 | genicle |
释义 | geniclen. Botany. rare. A joint or node in the stem of a plant or the thallus of an alga, esp. one at which an angle is formed; = geniculum n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [noun] > joint or node joint?1523 knuckle1626 internodium1653 genicle1657 articulation1658 geniculationa1776 nodus1832 node1835 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Kk2v A stalk..intercepted with some genicles [L. geniculis]. 1799 Ann. Hampshire Repository 1 122 Stem—about 12 inches high, erect, stipulate, geniculate, pubescent at the upper genicles. 1823 Encycl. Brit. IV. 78/1 Stem prostrate shrubby, genicles truncated alternately bearing spikes; spikes naked, very short opposite. 1917 Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter: Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 7th Ser. 7 271 An adhesive disc similar to the primary crustaceous frond. It is connected with the ultimate joint by a genicle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1657 |
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