单词 | pectiniferous |
释义 | pectiniferousadj.1 Zoology. rare. Bearing a pecten or comblike structure. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pectiniferus, having combs..: pectiniferous. 1876 J. Thomas Comprehensive Med. Dict. 400/1 Pectiniferous, bearing or having combs. Applied to birds. 1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 290/2 (caption) Ventral view of a scorpion... VIIIp, The pectiniferous somite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pectiniferousadj.2 Biochemistry. rare. Containing pectin. ΚΠ 1901 Bot. Gaz. 32 249 (note) For brevity I shall hereafter use the term pectiniferous to designate this characteristic brown coating, inasmuch as pectin seems to be the constituent which is present here and absent from the other parts of the fungus. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 17 973 Since the colloids readily absorb water, the outlines of the pectiniferous layers [in the mesocarp of citrus fruits] are generally indistinct. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11857adj.21901 |
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