gubernacularn.adj.
/ˌɡjuːbəˈnakjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˌɡ(j)ubərˈnækjələr/ Biology.† A. n.
= gubernaculum testis n. at gubernaculum n. Compounds. Obsolete. rare.
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1839 W. E. Horner & J. Pancoast Wistar's Syst. Anat. for Students (ed. 7) I. viii. 306 When the gubernacular is drawn down, these fibres descend with it.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling a gubernaculum (in various senses); designating a gubernaculum.
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gubernacular1846
1846 Rep. & Papers Bot. (Ray Soc.) 374 The gubernacular cellular tissue of the canal of the style, can be traced through the cavity of the carpel, as far as the micropyle.
1848 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 4 i. 41 A gubernacular orifice behind the rising crown of the second true molar.
1871 G. J. Allman Monogr. Gymnoblastic Hydroids 51 Gonophores in various stages of development, all surrounded by the gubernacular membrane.
1927 F. A. E. Crew Genetics Sexuality in Animals iii. 92 If the differentiation of the testis is retarded in any way, the proper association of testis and gubernacular apparatus is prevented.
2009 Environmental Health Perspectives 106 13479/1 The gubernacular cord..is derived from the epithelium of the dental lamina.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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