单词 | germiniparous |
释义 | germiniparousadj. rare. Reproducing by means of seeds or spores; designating such reproduction. Also in figurative context.Originally used with reference to a division of living organisms used in Hindu philosophy. ΚΠ 1829 Trans. Royal Asiatic Soc. 2 36 The threefold division..is, 1st. viviparous (jívaja)..2d. oviparous (an'd'aja)..3d. germiniparous (udbhijja). 1849 Jrnl. Ceylon Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. (1890) 160 The fourth class, called Uṭpícham, comprises such as are germiniparous, as trees and herbs. 1854 P. Percival Land of Veda ix. 165 The organizations through which it [sc. the soul] may, for the purposes of discipline, be necessitated to pass, whether in the form of viviparous, oviparous, or germiniparous being. 1973 Microbiol. Abstr. C. 2 75/2 Twenty-one patients..were examined with evidence of the presence of Candida albicans and other germiniparous fungi types. 1998 D. Mathew in D. Pringle St. James Guide Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers 535/2 The American Gothic is a germiniparous horror framework: a soil-bed from which offspring grow via seeds that were previously planted. 2002 Russ. Jrnl. Plant Genetics 38 1044/1 In contrast to other representatives of the genus Pinus L., P. mugo natural propagation is not only germiniparous, but also vegetative by implanting prostrate sprouts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829 |
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