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单词 quinquecostate
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quinquecostate
quinquecostate adj.
Brit. /ˌkwɪŋkwᵻˈkɒsteɪt/
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/ˌkwɪŋkwᵻˈkɒstət/
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U.S. /ˌkwɪŋkwəˈkɑˌsteɪt/
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/ˌkwɪŋkwəˈkɑstət/
[probably after scientific Latin quinquecostatus (1800 in a specific name)] now rare having five ribs; (in quot. 1922 in extended use, alluding to the five parallel lines on which ogham characters are based).
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1853 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit., & Art 290/1 If a leaf has its ribs all distinct from the very base, it is called tricostate, quinquecostate, and so on.
1876 Proc. Royal Soc. 25 219 The Serpulidæ [are represented] by a fragmentary, minute, shining quinquecostate Serpula.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 641 The anticipation of modern stenography and telegraphic code in the cuneiform inscriptions (Semitic) and the virgular quinquecostate ogham writing (Celtic).
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