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from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany and zoology, of or pertaining to any ostiole: as, the ostiolar filaments of certain lichens; the ostiolar canal or the channel connected with the ostioles of bugs. Also spelled
osteolar .
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
ostiole .
Etymologies
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ostiole + -ar
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