Pronunciation key ( ik-spêr′i-en′shəl ) |
ex•pe•ri•en•tial
adj.
[< L. experientia; + -al].
- Of or based on or derived from experience; empirical.
—ex•pe′ri•en′tial•ly adv.
experiential
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experience
experienced
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pinnatifid
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Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005
Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes
Pronunciation key ( pi-nat′i-fid ) |
pin•nat•i•fid
 Pinnatifid Leaf |
adj.
[pinnati- + -fid].
- Characteristic of having leaves in a featherlike arrangement with narrow lobes whose clefts extend more than halfway to the stem.
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auricle
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Pronunciation key ( ô′ri-kʼl ) |
au•ri•cle
n.
 Auriculate |
[L. auricula dim. of aurus, ear].
- External part of ear.
- One of two upper chambers of the heart through which blood flows from the veins.
- In botany and zoology, an earlike part or organ.
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Edward ( name origin )
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Pronunciation key ( ed′wẽrd ) |
Ed•ward
n.
[AS. Eadward, Eadweard < ead (see EDGAR) + weard, guardian, protector (see WARD, n.); hence, wealthy (or fortunate) guardian].
Masuline name: diminutives, Ed, Ned: equivalents. Fr. Edouard, G. Eduard, It. & Sp. Eduardo, Scand. Edvard.
n. Prince of Wales; 1330-1376; son of Edward III: called the Black Prince.
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ecdysis
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Pronunciation key ( ek′di-sis ) |
ec•dy•sis
n.
[Mod. L.; Gr. ekdysis a getting out; stripping < ekdyein to strip off; ek-, out of + dyein, to enter].
In zoology, the shedding of an external skin layer or integument, as by snakes, insects, crustaceans, et cetera.
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