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单词 polyadenous
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polyadenousadj.

Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈadᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈædn̩əs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyadenus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin polyadenus (1846 or earlier as specific epithet in botanical use; < poly- poly- comb. form + ancient Greek ἀδεν- , ἀδήν gland: see aden n.) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Polyadenia , genus name (1833 or earlier in botanical use), French polyadène (1869 in Littré). Compare earlier adenous adj.
Botany and Zoology. rare.
Having many glands.
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1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 994/2 Polyadenus, bearing many glands, as the folioles and peduncles of the Cassia polyadena: polyadenous.
1953 Amer. Midland Naturalist 50 382 One species of the polyadenous armate cercariae, C. isocotylea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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