multiversantadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈvəːsnt/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈvərsənt/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: multi- comb. form, Latin versant-, versāns, versāre.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + classical Latin versant-, versāns, present participle of versāre to turn, to change (see verse v.²). Compare -ant suffix¹. Compare also versant adj.Apparently recoined in quot. 1968.

Changing, varying, metamorphic; (Ecology) exhibiting minor variations related to environmental conditions.

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1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Multiversant, protean; turning into many shapes; assuming many forms.

1897 Harper's Mag. May 863/2 We pass on to more and more involved and unsymmetrical forms,..and thus finally to the most highly specialized or involved forms of all, as seen in the orchid—the multifarious, multiversant orchid; the beautiful orchid; the ugly orchid; [etc.].

1968 W. S. Benninghoff in R. E. Bergstrom Quaternary of Illinois 71/2 I propose the term ‘multiversant’ for those species whose populations exhibit series of individuals possessing numerous minor variations including some at least that are adaptations to gradients of physical environmental stress intensity.

1976 Ecol. Monogr. 46 101/1 C. rutilus seems to be a multiversant species in that it can deal with a wide spectrum of conditions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multiversant
释义	multiversantadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈvəːsnt/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈvərsənt/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: multi- comb. form, Latin versant-, versāns, versāre. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + classical Latin versant-, versāns, present participle of versāre to turn, to change (see verse v.²). Compare -ant suffix¹. Compare also versant adj.Apparently recoined in quot. 1968. Changing, varying, metamorphic; (Ecology) exhibiting minor variations related to environmental conditions. ΚΠ 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Multiversant, protean; turning into many shapes; assuming many forms. 1897 Harper's Mag. May 863/2 We pass on to more and more involved and unsymmetrical forms,..and thus finally to the most highly specialized or involved forms of all, as seen in the orchid—the multifarious, multiversant orchid; the beautiful orchid; the ugly orchid; [etc.]. 1968 W. S. Benninghoff in R. E. Bergstrom Quaternary of Illinois 71/2 I propose the term ‘multiversant’ for those species whose populations exhibit series of individuals possessing numerous minor variations including some at least that are adaptations to gradients of physical environmental stress intensity. 1976 Ecol. Monogr. 46 101/1 C. rutilus seems to be a multiversant species in that it can deal with a wide spectrum of conditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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