PICOTINE

Pic`o*tee", Pic`o*tine", n. Etym: [F. picoté dotted, picked.] (Bot.)

Definition: A variety of carnation having petals of a light color variously dotted and spotted at the edges.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 April 2025

LININ

(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended


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