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单词 subnascent
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subnascentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subnascent-, subnascēns, subnascī.
Etymology: < classical Latin subnascent-, subnascēns, present participle of subnascī to grow up, arise, spring < sub- sub- prefix + nascī to be born (see nascent adj.).
Obsolete.
Growing or springing up from beneath; growing underneath. Also figurative.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > growing below another plant
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society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > relating to level or grade
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1667 J. Evelyn Publick Employm. 108 Great men therefore should not like overgrown Trees, too much shade the subnascent plants.
1707 Philos. Trans. 1706–7 (Royal Soc.) 25 2422 The Royal Oak..overspreading Subnascent Trees and young Suckers.
1840 Colonial Mag. 3 414 These subnascent formations [of coral] possess a substantiality capable of resisting the most awful tempests.
1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius De Jure Belli III. 3 With reference to causes subnascent, that is, growing up during the progress of the war.
1872 E. L. Whittlesey Helen Ethinger ii. 41 She had coarse, iron-gray hair, banded up over her temples..and in her supreme moments this subnascent growth vibrated with menacing implacability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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