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Definition of vexillary in English: vexillarynoun vɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri 1A veteran of the oldest category in the Roman army, serving under a special standard. 2A Roman standard-bearer.
adjective vɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri Botany. Of aestivation: having the petals arranged so that the large, posterior vexillum encloses the other, smaller petals of the corolla. Also more generally: relating to or pertaining to a vexillum; having a vexillum.
Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Savile (1549–1622), mathematician and classical scholar. Definition of vexillary in US English: vexillarynounvɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri 1A veteran of the oldest category in the Roman army, serving under a special standard. 2A Roman standard-bearer.
adjectivevɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri Botany. Of aestivation: having the petals arranged so that the large, posterior vexillum encloses the other, smaller petals of the corolla. Also more generally: relating to or pertaining to a vexillum; having a vexillum.
Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Savile (1549–1622), mathematician and classical scholar. |