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porrect

[ puh-rekt, paw- ]

adjective

  1. extending horizontally; projecting.


porrect

/ pəˈrɛkt /

adjective

  1. botany extended forwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of porrect1

1810–20; < Latin porrēctus (past participle of porrigere to stretch out), equivalent to por- forth, forward ( per, pro- 1 ) + reg-, combining form of regere to rule, guide, direct + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of porrect1

C20: from Latin porrectus, from porrigere to stretch out
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Example Sentences

The eyes are naked; the palpi are compressed, only slightly porrect, not densely covered with scales.

The palpi are very heavily clothed with hairs, the last joint quite long and porrect.

The palpi are porrect, the third joint almost concealed in the dense hairy vestiture of the second joint.

The palpi are stout, the apical joint very slender, elongated, and porrect.

Nares concav ad medium rostri porrect, membran tect, inter rictum et apicem longo fissu aperientes.

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