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单词 abortient
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abortientadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin abortient-, abortiens, abortire.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin abortient-, abortiens, present participle of abortire to miscarry (see abort v.). N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăbǭ·ɹʃiĕnt) /əˈbɔːʃ(ɪ)ənt/.
Botany. Obsolete.
= abortive adj. 3.
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unthriftyc1440
unthriving1600
abortive1601
stunted1719
abortient1768
stockeda1796
hypertrophic1832
accretionary1841
accretional1843
homonomous1854
stasimorphic1869
geomalic1880
homoeotic1894
concrescent1902
infantilistic1930
1768 J. Hill Veg. Syst. XIII. 35 The Cup is thick and annular at the base, with narrow, deciduous, and often abortient segments.
1796 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. (ed. 2) Barren (sterilis) flower, not capable of bearing seed, which the abortient flower might have done in favourable circumstances.
1801 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 15 No. 523 A small bulb is contained in the outer valve of the spathe,..which Jacquin considered as an abortient flower.
1824 N. Wallich in W. Carey Roxburgh's Flora Indica II. 401 Some of the seeds abortient.
1846 Brit. Florist 6 120 Abortient, abortive.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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