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VEXILLARY
Etymology
Noun
vexillary (plural vexillaries)
A standard-bearer.
Synonyms
• vexillator
Source: Wiktionary
Vex"il*lar, Vex"il*la*ry,Etym: [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.]
1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. Vexilary æstivation (Bot.), a mode of æstivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.
Vex"il*la*ry, n. Etym: [L. vexillarius: cf. F. vexillaire.]
Definition: A standard bearer. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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