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Traditional English :: apetalous
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apetalous.html - adj.
Bot. (of flowers) having no petals. [mod.L apetalus f. Gk apetalos leafless f. a- not + petalon leaf] |
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Traditional English :: apetalous
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apetalous.html - adj.
Bot. (of flowers) having no petals. [mod.L apetalus f. Gk apetalos leafless f. a- not + petalon leaf] |
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Traditional English :: apetalous
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apetalous.html - adj.
Bot. (of flowers) having no petals. [mod.L apetalus f. Gk apetalos leafless f. a- not + petalon leaf] |
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English Idioms :: ape
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apetalous.html - See: GO APE. |
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Traditional English :: ape
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apetalous.html - n. & v. --n. 1 any of the various primates of the family Pongidae characterized by the absence of a tail, e.g. the gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gibbon.
2 (in general use) any monkey.
3 a an imitator. b an apelike person. --v.ape-man (pl. -men) any of various apelike primates held to be forerunners of present-day man. go ape sl. become crazy. naked ape present-day man. [OE apa f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: aperient
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apetalous.html - adj. & n. --adj. --n. a laxative medicine. [L aperire aperient- to open] |
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