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单词 ringent
释义

ringent

[ rin-juhnt ]
/ ˈrɪn dʒənt /
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adjective

gaping.
Botany. having widely spread lips, as some corollas.

Origin of ringent

1750–60; <Latin ringent- (stem of ringēns, present participle of ringī to gape), equivalent to ring- open the mouth + -ent--ent; cf. rictus

Words nearby ringent

ring down the curtain on, ring-dyke, ringed, ringed plover, ringed seal, ringent, ringer, Ringer's injection, Ringer's solution, ring false, ring-fence
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Example sentences from the Web for ringent

  • The flowers of those which we have specified are from one to four inches in diameter, ringent, tubular, or campanulate.

    The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert
  • Ringent or Gaping, when the orifice is wide open, as in Fig. 256.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for ringent

ringent
/ (ˈrɪndʒənt) /

adjective

(of the corolla of plants such as the snapdragon) consisting of two distinct gaping lips

Word Origin for ringent

C18: 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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