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单词 mesochilium
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mesochiliumn.

Brit. /mɛsə(ʊ)ˈkɪlɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈkɪliəm/; see also meso- comb. form.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: meso- comb. form, Greek χεῖλος , -ium suffix.
Etymology: < meso- comb. form + ancient Greek χεῖλος lip (see chiloma n.) + -ium suffix. Compare hypochilium n. at hypo- prefix 2.
Botany. Now rare.
= mesochile n.
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1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §1058 This labellum [in Orchidaceæ]..is sometimes divided by contraction, so as to exhibit three distinct portions, the lowest being the hypochilium..the middle, mesochilium..and the upper, epichilium.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 738/2 Mesochilium, The intermediate part of the lip of such orchids as have this organ separated into three distinct portions.
1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1218/1 Mesochil, mesochile, mesochilium, the middle part of the lip of some orchids, as in Stanhopea when distinct in form from the basal and terminal parts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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