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† ˈwingwise, adv. Obs. rare. [f. wing n. + -wise.] In the manner of wings: used in quots. in reference to opposite (as distinguished from alternate) leaves.
1551Turner Herbal i. K ij b, They [sc. leaves of Cicer] stand not wyngewyse, that is one ryght against another. 1568Ibid. iii. 33 Gratiola..The leaues growe wingwise by coples one against an other. |