INDUPLICATE

Adjective

induplicate (not comparable)

(botany) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in aestivation.

(botany) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; said of leaves in vernation.

Source: Wiktionary


In*du"pli*cate, a. (Bot.) (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in æstivation. (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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