Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany and zoology, flattened; spread out.
- In entomology, having the margin flat and dilated, forming an edge: said of the thorax or elytra when the outer sides are so dilated, of the mandibles, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot. & Zoöl.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany
Flat ;flattened .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word explanate.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.