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ringent, a.|ˈrɪndʒənt|
[ad. L. ringent-, ringens, pres. pple. of ringĕre to gape or grin.]
Gaping or grinning: a. Bot. Applied to a labiate corolla having the lips widely opened.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. iii. (1765) 7 Ringent, gaping, that is, irregular and personated with two Lips. 1777Curtis Flora Lond. I. 47 Corolla [of yellow toadflax]..ringent. 1807J. E. Smith Phys. Bot. 394 Some ringent flowers with only 2 Stamens. 1847W. E. Steele Field Bot. 133 Cor. with a long tube, ringent; upper lip emarginate.
b. Ent. and Zool.
1825Say Explan. Terms Entom. 29. 1854 Woodward Mollusca ii. 163 Helix Globulosa:..Aperture of adult turned upwards, ringent.
c. In literal sense.
1800Shaw Gen. Zool. I. i. 94 The figure [of the Loris]..representing the animal in a ringent state. 1872Ruskin Eagle's Nest §157 He is distinct from other birds in having..an entirely fleshy and ringent mouth,..with a perpetual grin upon it. |