单词 | fulcrate |
释义 | fulcrateadj. Chiefly Botany and Zoology. Supported by or possessing fulcra (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > having or not having appendages fulcrate1760 fulcraceous1831 appendiculate1836 inappendiculate1855 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. iv. 166 Fulcrate, propt; when their Branches descend to the Root; as in Ficus. 1860 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. Fulcrate, in Bot., having branches descending to the earth; having fulcres. 1907 Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 48 320 Like several of its compatriots its caudal fin is reinforced by a number of rudimentary or fulcrate rays. 2002 Jrnl. Paleontol. 76 307/2 The thoracic segments are fulcrate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1760 |
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