equitant

[ ek-wi-tuhnt ]

/ ˈɛk wɪ tənt /

adjective Botany.

straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them.

Origin of equitant

1820–30; <Latin equitant- (stem of equitāns) (present participle of equitāre to ride), equivalent to equit- (stem of eques;see equites) + -ant--ant

Words nearby equitant

equiprobable, equirotal, equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities, equitoxic, equity

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Example sentences from the Web for equitant

Fibrous-rooted, with equitant leaves and perfect 3- or 6-androus flowers.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Among these are the equitant leaves of the Iris or Flower-de-Luce.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The leaves are ranged on each other's back (equitant) as in the Marsh Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum, t. 535).
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
Involucral leaves numerous, equitant; perianth ovate-subulate or narrowly fusiform, 3-angled, deeply 6–8-lobed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

The leaf-sheaths are smooth, equitant with thinly membranous margins.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for equitant

equitant

/ (ˈɛkwɪtənt) /

adjective

(of a leaf) having the base folded around the stem so that it overlaps the leaf above and opposite

Word Origin for equitant

C19: from Latin equitāns riding, from equitāre to ride, from equus horse

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单词	equitant
释义	equitant [ ek-wi-tuhnt ] / ˈɛk wɪ tənt / adjective Botany. straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them. Origin of equitant 1820–30; <Latin equitant- (stem of equitāns) (present participle of equitāre to ride), equivalent to equit- (stem of eques;see equites) + -ant--ant Words nearby equitant equiprobable, equirotal, equisetoid, equisetum, equitable, equitant, equitation, equites, equities, equitoxic, equity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for equitant Fibrous-rooted, with equitant leaves and perfect 3- or 6-androus flowers. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Among these are the equitant leaves of the Iris or Flower-de-Luce. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray The leaves are ranged on each other's back (equitant) as in the Marsh Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum, t. 535). Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn Involucral leaves numerous, equitant; perianth ovate-subulate or narrowly fusiform, 3-angled, deeply 6–8-lobed. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray The leaf-sheaths are smooth, equitant with thinly membranous margins. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar British Dictionary definitions for equitant equitant / (ˈɛkwɪtənt) / adjective (of a leaf) having the base folded around the stem so that it overlaps the leaf above and opposite Word Origin for equitant C19: from Latin equitāns riding, from equitāre to ride, from equus horse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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