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1. (of a stem) Spreading horizontally, then directed upward; an ascending stem is more or less prostrate near its base, then erect. 2. (of an ovule) Attached somewhat above the base. ascidiate Shaped like a pitcher, as with the leaves of pitcher plants, e.g. species of Nepenthes and Sarracenia. [21] asexual reproduction
Researchers believe that determiner spreading only occurs when the phrase has an "intersective reading". [13] Meaning that the focus of the sentence is the kind of pen rather than the pen itself. The determiner spreading is syntactically how a speaker can give stress to a phrase in Modern Greek.
They spread out above or along the soil surface. Roots and new plants develop at the nodes or ends. Stoloniferous – a plant that produces stolons. Stoma – a small pore on the surface of the leaves used for gas exchange with the environment while preventing water loss. Suberose – having a corky texture.
(slang) The police – specifically the Metropolitan Police in London, but use of the term has spread elsewhere in England one-off * something that happens only once; limited to one occasion (as an adjective, a shared synonym is one-shot; as a noun ["She is a one-off"; US: one of a kind]) on the back foot
Peanut butter being spread on white bread . This is a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavour or texture of the food, which may be considered bland without it.
At the time when biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) published the books that are now accepted as the starting point of binomial nomenclature, Latin was used in Western Europe as the common language of science, and scientific names were in Latin or Greek: Linnaeus continued this practice.
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
"Comic" as a singular noun is sometimes used to refer to individual comics periodicals, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which in North America would be known as "comic books". [ 3 ] " Underground comix " is a term first popularized by cartoonists in the underground comix movement of the 1960s and 1970s in an attempt to move the ...