peltigerousadj.

Brit.

/pɛlˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/pɛlˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Peltigera , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Peltigera (see peltigerine adj.) + -ous suffix; compare -gerous comb. form. Compare French peltigère (1868 in Littré).

Botany. rare.

Designating, relating to, or characteristic of lichens of the genus Peltigera, which have disc-shaped apothecia (cf. pelta n. 2a), or the group to which they belong.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Peltiger, Peltigerus, applied by Fée to a tribe..of the Lichenes, having the Peltigera for their type: peltigerous.

2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 927/2 The 38 published species of Peltigera included here represent the entire known flora of peltigerous lichens from North America and almost all known European species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peltigerous
释义	peltigerousadj. Brit. /pɛlˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S. /pɛlˈtɪdʒ(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Peltigera , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Peltigera (see peltigerine adj.) + -ous suffix; compare -gerous comb. form. Compare French peltigère (1868 in Littré). Botany. rare. Designating, relating to, or characteristic of lichens of the genus Peltigera, which have disc-shaped apothecia (cf. pelta n. 2a), or the group to which they belong. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Peltiger, Peltigerus, applied by Fée to a tribe..of the Lichenes, having the Peltigera for their type: peltigerous. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 927/2 The 38 published species of Peltigera included here represent the entire known flora of peltigerous lichens from North America and almost all known European species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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