单词 | episepalous |
释义 | episepalous in British English (ˌɛpɪˈsɛpələs) adjective growing upon a sepal episepalous in American English (ˌepəˈsepələs) adjective (of a flower) having the stamens attached to the sepals Word origin [1880–85; epi- + -sepalous]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: highball, impressionism, irredentist, jackpot, rain checkepi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “upon,” “on,” “over,”“near,” “at,” “before,” “after” (epicedium; epidermis; epigene; epitome). On this model, epi- is used in the formation of new compound words (epicardium; epinephrine) |
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