manniparousadj.
/maˈnɪp(ə)rəs/, U.S. /mæˈnɪpərəs/ rare.
= manniferous adj. 2.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Applied to the Coccus manniparus which produces, by puncturing the branches of the Tamarix mannifera, the substance manna: manniparous.
1947 Isis 37 34/2 The question of the manna production by the algahi-plant is still not settled, as some scholars..think that it must be caused by a manniparous insect, while others believe that the exudation is provoked by lesions of the plants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1857- to go straight
- to go stramash
- to go strawberrying
- to go strong on
- to go supernova
- to go tender
- to go the big figure
- to go the bundle on
- to go the distance
- to go the entire animal
- to go the etc animal
- to go the etc way to work
- to go the extra mile
- to go the franchises
- to go the guntz
- to go the knuckle
- to go the last mile
- to go the length of
- to go the limit
- to go the messages
- to go the odd man
- to go the pace
- to go the right way to work
- to go the round
- to go the rounds