单词 | trophilegic |
释义 | † trophilegicadj. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Involved in or concerned with the collection of nutrients or water. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > nutrition, etc. > [adjective] trophical1842 trophic1845 nutritial1857 trophesial1873 trophilegic1889 1889 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 670 Prof. G. Arcangeli..points out that the presence of leaves of a shell-like form is not peculiar to ferns, but occurs also in many flowering plants; the function of these leaves being, if not the direct absorption of water, the collection of food material... He proposes for this function..the term trophilegic. 1898 Nature 3 Nov. 15/1 The trophilegic action of the fronds [of ferns], in connection with which certain arrangements have been observed, destined to facilitate the passage of water to the roots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1889 |
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