单词 | ringent |
释义 | ringent[ rin-juhnt ] / ˈrɪn dʒənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ringent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivegaping. Botany. having widely spread lips, as some corollas. Origin of ringent1750–60; <Latin ringent- (stem of ringēns, present participle of ringī to gape), equivalent to ring- open the mouth + -ent--ent; cf. rictus Words nearby ringentring down the curtain on, ring-dyke, ringed, ringed plover, ringed seal, ringent, ringer, Ringer's injection, Ringer's solution, ring false, ring-fence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ringent
British Dictionary definitions for ringentringent / (ˈrɪndʒənt) / adjective(of the corolla of plants such as the snapdragon) consisting of two distinct gaping lips Word Origin for ringentC18: from Latin ringī to open the mouth wide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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