orbiclen.

Brit.

/ˈɔːbɪkl/, U.S.

/ˈɔrbɪk(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin orbiculus.

Etymology: < classical Latin orbiculus a small circular object < orbis orb n.¹ + -culus -cule suffix; compare -cle suffix.

A small orb, globe, or ball; a globule; (later, Botany) an orbicule of a tapetal cell.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > small sphere or globule

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1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 42 Such watry orbicles young boyes doe blowe Out from their sopy shells.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Q2 Till they acquire the consistency of pills, and then they are formed into orbicles.

1840 J. Galt Demon of Destiny iii. 23 Orbs and orbicles exploding, burst Like havoc shells.

1872 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 108/2 Archipelagoes of nebulæ on high, And nucleated orbicles on wings of fire molecular.

1970 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 57 740/2 The patterned orbicles (Ubisch bodies) that form an ‘orbicular wall’ on the inner tangential tapetal surface.

1991 Bot. Gaz. 152 251/2 In addition to the pollen in the sporangium locule orbicles were often observed trapped between pollen grains and the sporangium wall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orbicle
释义	orbiclen. Brit. /ˈɔːbɪkl/, U.S. /ˈɔrbɪk(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin orbiculus. Etymology: < classical Latin orbiculus a small circular object < orbis orb n.¹ + -culus -cule suffix; compare -cle suffix. A small orb, globe, or ball; a globule; (later, Botany) an orbicule of a tapetal cell. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > small sphere or globule bayc1420 pommela1425 button1576 orbicle1610 globule1661 spherule1665 globeleta1718 globulet1746 beadlet1863 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 42 Such watry orbicles young boyes doe blowe Out from their sopy shells. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Q2 Till they acquire the consistency of pills, and then they are formed into orbicles. 1840 J. Galt Demon of Destiny iii. 23 Orbs and orbicles exploding, burst Like havoc shells. 1872 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 108/2 Archipelagoes of nebulæ on high, And nucleated orbicles on wings of fire molecular. 1970 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 57 740/2 The patterned orbicles (Ubisch bodies) that form an ‘orbicular wall’ on the inner tangential tapetal surface. 1991 Bot. Gaz. 152 251/2 In addition to the pollen in the sporangium locule orbicles were often observed trapped between pollen grains and the sporangium wall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610
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