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nidulant, a. Bot.|ˈnɪdjʊlənt|
[f. L. nīdulant-, nīdulans, pres. pple. of nīdulărī, f. nīdus nest.]
(See quots.)
1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) III. 447/1 Nidulant, nestling; seeds dispersed through a pulpy or soft substance. 1828–32Webster Nidulant,..lying loose in pulp or cotton, within a berry or pericarp. 1857Mayne Expos. Lex. 767/1 Nidulans, embedded: nestling, as the seeds on the surface of the strawberry: nidulant. 1866Treas. Bot., Nidulant,..lying free in a cup-shaped or nest-like body; as in the genus Nidularia. |