PULVINUS

Meaning of PULVINUS in English

[pul.vi.nus] n, pl -vi.ni [NL, fr. L, cushion] (1857): a mass of large thin-walled cells surrounding a vascular strand at the base of a petiole or petiolule and functioning in turgor movements of leaves or leaflets

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PULVINUS — noun (plural pulvini) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cushion Date: circa 1857 a swelling at the base of a petiole …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PULVINUS — ˌpəlˈvīnəs noun ( plural pulvi·ni -īˌnī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cushion : a cushionlike enlargement of the base of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVINUS — /pul vuy"neuhs/ , n. , pl. pulvini /-nuy/ . 1. Bot. a cushionlike swelling at the base of a leaf …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PULVINUS — noun ( plural pul·vi·ni -ˈvī-ˌnī, -ˈvē-(ˌ)nē) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cushion Date: circa 1857 : a swelling at the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PULVINUS — бот. листовая подушечка (pl -ni) (ботаника) листовая подушечка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PULVINUS — n ( pl -ni) бот. листовая подушечка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PULVINUS — бот. листовая подушечка (pl -ni)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PULVINUS — (n) листовая подушечка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PULVINUS — n ( pl -ni) бот. листовая подушечка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PULVINUS — n ( pl -ni) бот. листовая подушечка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PULVINUS — листовая подушечка
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PULVINUS — листовая подушечка
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PULVINUS — бот. листовая подушечка (pl -ni) (ботаника) листовая подушечка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PULVINUS — Pronunciation: ˌ p ə l- ' v ī -n ə s, - ' v ē - Function: noun Inflected Form: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PILLOW — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle (akin to Old High German pfuliwi), from Latin pulvinus Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PULVINAR — I. ˌpəlˈvīnə(r) noun ( -s ; see sense 2 ) Etymology: Latin, cushioned seat, couch, from pulvinus cushion 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PILLOW — I. ˈpi(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw or -_lō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVINULUS — ˌpəlˈvinyələs noun ( plural pulvinu·li -əˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin pulvinus : pulvillus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVINO — ˌpəlˈvē(ˌ)nō noun ( plural pulvi·ni -ˌnī) Etymology: Italian, from Latin pulvinus cushion : dosseret
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVINATE — ˈpəlvəˌnāt, usu -ād.+V adjective or pul·vi·nat·ed -ˌnād.ə̇d Etymology: Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus cushion + -atus -ate, -ated 1. : curved …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVINARIA — ˌpəlvəˈna(a)rēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pulvinus cushion + New Latin -aria; from the appearance of the egg case …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVILLUS — ˌpəlˈviləs noun ( plural pulvil·li -iˌlī) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small cushion, diminutive of pulvinus cushion : a pad …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULVINATE — — pulvinately , adv. /pul"veuh nayt'/ , adj. 1. cushion-shaped. 2. having a pulvinus. 3. Also, pulvinar . Archit. (of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PULVINAR — /pul vuy"neuhr/ , n. , pl. pulvinaria /pul'veuh nair"ee euh/ , adj. n. 1. (in ancient Rome) a. a cushioned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PULVILLUS — /pul vil"euhs/ , n. , pl. pulvilli /-vil"uy/ . Entomol. a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PILLOW — — pillowless , adj. — pillowlike , adj. /pil"oh/ , n. 1. a bag or case made of cloth that …
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IONIC — /uy on"ik/ , adj. 1. Archit. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PILLOW — I. ˈpi-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle (akin to Old High German pfuliwi ), from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PILLOW — ■ noun 1》 a rectangular cloth bag stuffed with feathers, wadding, or other soft materials, used to support the head …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PULVILLUS — [pul.vil.lus] n, pl -vil.li [NL, fr. L, dim. of pulvinus] (ca. 1826): one of the lobed hairy adhesive organs that …
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PILLOW — [pil.low] n [ME pilwe, fr. OE pyle (akin to OHG pfuliwi), fr. L pulvinus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a support …
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PULVINATED FRIEZE — in Classical architecture, frieze that is characteristically convex, appearing swollen or stuffed in profile. This type of frieze, or entablature …
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