单词 | adnascent |
释义 | adnascentadj. Chiefly Biology. rare. Growing on or in close proximity to the surface of something; (of two surfaces) growing in close proximity. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [adjective] > growing on something else adnascent1706 1706 J. Evelyn Silva (ed. 4) ii. vii. 195 Moss, (which is an adnascent Plant) is to be rubb'd and scrap'd off with some fit Instrument of Wood. 1847 R. Willis tr. W. Harvey Wks. 337 The part of the fœtus which is first formed is said to be begotten or born; all substitutions or additions are called adnascent, or aggenerate. 1880 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 17 571 Leaves closely adnascent, moderately broad. 1918 P. Casey & T. Casey Wolf-cub xxix. 247 He was like a man falling down a cliffside, clutching madly at an adnascent shrub. 1970 M. J. Petry tr. G. W. F. Hegel Philos. Nature III. ii. 82 Adnascent growth finally ceases in the interior of the wood when there is no more pith to be assimilated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1706 |
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