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单词 proterical
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protericaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρῳτερικός , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek πρῳτερικός early-bearing (in πρῳτερικὴ συκῆ a kind of early fig; < ancient Greek πρῴτερον , πρωΐτερον ( < πρωΐ (adverb) early (locative form < an ablaut variant (lengthened grade) of πρό : see pro- prefix2) + -τερον , neuter of -τερος , comparative suffx: see other adj.) + -ικός -ic suffix) + -al suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
Esp. of a fig tree: early fruiting, precocious.
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a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 73 This great variety of Figg Trees, as precocious, proterical, biferous, triferous, and always-bearing Trees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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