单词 | isostemonous |
释义 | isostemonous in British English (ˌaɪsəʊˈstiːmənəs, -ˈstɛm-) adjective botany (of a flower) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl and equal to the number of petals Word origin C19: from iso- + Greek -stemonus relating to a stamenisostemonous in American English (ˌaisəˈstimənəs, -ˈstemə-) adjective Botany having stamens equal in number to the sepals or petals Derived forms isostemony noun Word origin [1825–35; iso- + Gk ste᷄mōn thread + -ous]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cliché, cross section, panda, relativity, spiritualismiso- is a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words (isochromatic). In chemistry, iso- is used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denotedby the base word (isocyanic acid). Other words that use the affix iso- include: isoclinal, isomorphous, isoseismic, isotope, isotype; -ous is a suffix forming adjectives that have the general sense “possessing, full of”a given quality (covetous; glorious; nervous; wondrous); -ous and its variant -ious have often been used to Anglicize Latin adjectives with terminations that cannotbe directly adapted into English (atrocious; contiguous; garrulous; obvious; stupendous). As an adjective-forming suffix of neutral value, it regularly Anglicizes Greekand Latin adjectives derived without suffix from nouns and verbs; many such formationsare productive combining forms in English, sometimes with a corresponding nominalcombining form that has no suffix (as -fer and -ferous; -phore and -phorous; -pter and -pterous; -vore and -vorous) |
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