RINGENT


Meaning of RINGENT in English

/rin"jeuhnt/ , adj.

1. gaping.

2. Bot. having widely spread lips, as some corollas.

[ 1750-60; ringent- (s. of ringens, prp. of ringi to gape), equiv. to ring- open the mouth + -ent- -ENT; cf. RICTUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .