单词 | pre-aestival |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-aestival pre-aestival adj. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈiːstᵻvl/ , /ˌpriːiːsˈtʌɪvl/ , /ˌpriːɛsˈtʌɪvl/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈɛstəv(ə)l/ , /ˌpriɛsˈtaɪv(ə)l/ (also pre-estival) occurring or undergoing some process (e.g. flowering) before midsummer.ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Preëstival, occurring before midsummer: as, the preëstival plumage of a bird. 1908 Bot. Gaz. 46 294 The sedges are all pre-estival, while the grasses are all estival or post-estival in their floral activity. 1953 Ecology 34 217/1 Thirty-three common species [sc. of fungus] were compared on a chart and it was found that several ‘aspects’ could be distinguished:..(3) pre-aestival, end of May to early June, mostly sphagnicolous species. 1993 Cell &Tissue Res. 271 315/1 The animals display a high level of locomotor activity because of pre-aestival burrowing. < as lemmas |
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