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induplicate

American

[in-doo-pluh-kit, -keyt, -dyoo-] / ɪnˈdu plə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu- /

Also induplicative

adjective

Botany.

folded or rolled inward: said of the parts of the calyx or corolla when the edges are bent abruptly toward the axis, or of leaves in vernation when the edges are rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping.

induplicate British

/ -ˌkeɪt, ɪnˈdjuːplɪkɪt /

adjective

(of the parts of a bud) bent or folded inwards with the edges touching but not overlapping

"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

Other Word Forms

induplication noun

Etymology

Origin of induplicate

First recorded in 1820–30; in- ² + duplicate

Example Sentences

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In Guazuma the calyx is valvate, and the corolla induplicate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

I love the flowers, and I like to paint them and learn their English names, but I don't care in the least if their stamens are hypogynous or their cotyledons induplicate!

From The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life by Dixon, Arthur A.

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