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单词 hemidesmus
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hemidesmusn.

/hɛmɪˈdɛsməs/
Etymology: modern Latin (R. Brown, 1809) < hemi- prefix + Greek δεσμός bond; so named in allusion to the incomplete coherence of the anthers with the stigma.
Botany.
A small, swimming herb of the genus so named, belonging to the family Asclepiadaceæ, and native to India and Ceylon; esp. a plant of hemidesmus indicus, the root of which is used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; also, a syrup prepared therefrom.
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hemidesmus1809
1809 R. Brown in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 56 Hemidesmus..whose name is derived from the partial connection of the stamina, is composed of Periploca Indica, and two very nearly related unpublished species.
1844 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 3 239 The root of hemidesmus indicus has for some years been sold in this country under the name of Smilax Aspera.
1898 Revised Brit. Pharmacop. 4 The retention of hemidesmus is noteworthy, and a tribute to the St. Bartholomew's school of physic.
1968 D. C. Gunawardena Genera et Species Plantarum Zeylaniae 122 Hemidesmus... Anther connective prolonged, covering over stigma.

Derivatives

hemiˈdesmic adj.
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1855 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica 191 It..contains a peculiar volatile, crystallizable substance, with acid properties: this has been called hemidesmic acid.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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