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单词 physophorous
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physophorousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Physophora , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Physophora Physophora n. + -ous suffix. N.E.D.(1906) gives the pronunciation as (fəisǫ·fŏrəs) /faɪˈsɒfərəs/.
Botany and Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Having a bladder-like part; spec. (a) (of a plant) having perianths which persist in a swollen state after the fruit have formed, as in certain members of the genus Suaeda; (b) (of a siphonophore) belonging to the former group Physophora.
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1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 958/1 Physophorus, having or bearing bladders. The calices of the Schoberia physophora..swell into globes upon the fruits..: physophorous.
1890 Cent. Dict. at Physophoran A member of the order Physophoræ; a physophorous hydrozoan.
1890 Cent. Dict. Physophorous, same as physophoran.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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