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单词 manniparous
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manniparousadj.

Brit. /maˈnɪp(ə)rəs/, U.S. /mæˈnɪpərəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: manna n.1, -iparous comb. form.
Etymology: < manna n.1 + -iparous comb. form. R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a French form mannipare (1868 in Littré), and a Latin form manniparus. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (mæni·părəs) /mæˈnɪpərəs/.
rare.
= manniferous adj. 2.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Applied to the Coccus manniparus which produces, by puncturing the branches of the Tamarix mannifera, the substance manna: manniparous.
1947 Isis 37 34/2 The question of the manna production by the algahi-plant is still not settled, as some scholars..think that it must be caused by a manniparous insect, while others believe that the exudation is provoked by lesions of the plants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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