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单词 pulvilli
释义

pulvinus /pul-vīˈnəs/ (botany)

noun (pl pulviˈni /-nī/)

A cushion-like swelling, esp one at the base of a leaf or leaflet, by whose changes of turgidity movements are effected

ORIGIN: L pulvīnus cushion, pillow; dimin pulvillus

pulvillˈar adjective

  1. Of a pulvillus
  2. Cushion-like

pulvillˈiform adjective

pulvillˈus noun (pl pulvillˈi /-ī/)

  1. A little cushion or pad (esp obsolete medicine)
  2. A pad between the claws of an insect's foot (zoology)

pulvinar /-vīˈnər, -när/ adjective

  1. Cushion-like
  2. Of a pulvinus (botany)
noun
  1. A Roman cushioned seat (historical)
  2. A small pillow or pad (obsolete medicine)
  3. A knob on the optic thalamus (anatomy)

pulˈvinate /-vin-āt/ or pulˈvinated adjective (esp biology)

  1. Cushion-like
  2. Pillowy
  3. Bulging

pulˈvinule noun (botany)

The pulvinus of a leaflet

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