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ringent

American  
[rin-juhnt] / ˈrɪn dʒənt /

adjective

  1. gaping.

  2. Botany. having widely spread lips, as some corollas.

ringent British  
/ ˈrɪndʒənt /

adjective

  1. (of the corolla of plants such as the snapdragon) consisting of two distinct gaping lips

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Etymology

Origin of ringent

1750–60; < Latin ringent- (stem of ringēns, present participle of ringī to gape), equivalent to ring- open the mouth + -ent- -ent; rictus

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