porrect

[ puh-rekt, paw- ]

adjective

1. extending horizontally; projecting.

porrect

/ pəˈrɛkt /

adjective

1. botany extended forwards

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of porrect¹

C20: from Latin porrectus, from porrigere to stretch out

Example Sentences

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

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Delitigate me not, O reader mine, If here you find not all like flies succinous; My hand is porrect—kindly take't in thine, While modestly my caput is declinous; Nor think that I sugescent motives have, In asking thee to read my chevisance.

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Porrect: stretched out forward: straightly prominent.

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Palpi porrect, short, not extending beyond the head; third joint elongate-conical, acute, about half the length of the second.

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Palpi porrect, extending a little beyond the head.

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