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单词 infossous
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infossousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin infossus , infodere , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin infossus (1854 or earlier in zoology, 1865 or earlier as a specific epithet in mycology), specific use of classical Latin infossus, past participle of infodere to bury, to produce by digging, to dig a hole in, excavate ( < in- in- prefix3 + fodere to dig: see fodient adj.) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1900) gives the pronunciation as (infǫ·səs) /ɪnˈfɒsəs/.
Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Embedded or sunken in a narrow channel (see quot. 1866).
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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 622/2 Infossous, sunk in anything, as veins in some leaves, leaving a channel, however.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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