单词 | supersistent |
释义 | supersistentadj.ΚΠ a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1839) IV. 161 The spirit of man, the spirit subsistent, is deeper than both..the body..[and] the soul; and the Spirit descendent and supersistent is higher than both. 2. Chiefly Botany. Remaining attached; (very) persistent. Now rare. ΚΠ 1858 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 6 Descr. Pl. XII. Two newly separated frustules, showing the supersistent connecting band. 1880 33rd Ann. Rep. N.Y. State Mus. Nat. Hist. 46 Fir-cone Agaric. Pileus convex or nearly plane, rough with angular supersistent warts,..sometimes yellow on the disk. 1922 P. C. Standley Trees & Shrubs Mexico (Contrib. U.S. Herbarium Vol. 23, Pt. 2) 191 Rather small tree with stout glabrate twigs..; leaves supersistent, large (4 to 7 cm. wide, 14 to 20 cm. long). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1834 |
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