单词 | arbuscle |
释义 | arbusclen. 1. A dwarf tree; a shrub of tree-like growth. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [noun] > shrub or bush > small bushling1562 bushet1573 arboret1590 arbuscle1657 arbust1658 vignette1790 bushlet1822 buisson1832 shrubling1854 shrublet1886 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Bbb2 The Mauritanians call it Sumach. It is an arbuscle growing & fruticating most copiously in petrous places. 1831 W. Macgillivray tr. A. Richard Elem. Bot. 49 Arbuscles, when they are branched at their base and carry buds, e.g. the Hasel and Lilac. 2. A tuft of feathery cilia. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [noun] > cilia cilia1835 arbuscle1860 cils1868 dynein arm1965 1860 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 996/1 Medusidæ..their rims ornamented with fringes, furbelows, and arbuscles of such delicacy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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