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—foramination, n./feuh ram"euh nit/, adj.full of holes or foramina.Also, foraminous.[1590-1600; < LL foraminatus bored, pierced, equiv. to foramin- (s. of foramen) FORAMEN + -atus -ATE1]
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foraminate — fo·ram·i·nate … English syllables
foraminate — /fəˈræmənət/ (say fuh ramuhnuht), / neɪt/ (say nayt) adjective full of holes or foramina. Also, foraminous …
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angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
fo|ram|i|nat|ed — «fuh RAM uh NAY tihd», adjective. = foraminate. (Cf. ↑foraminate) … Useful english dictionary
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Vessel element — A vessel element is one of the cell types found in xylem, the water conducting tissue of plants. Vessel elements are typically found in the angiosperms but absent from most gymnosperms such as the conifers. Vessel elements are the building blocks … Wikipedia
foramen — n. (pl. mina ) small orifice. ♦ foraminate, a. having such; v.t. pierce. ♦ foraminous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
foramen — [fō rā′mən, fərā′mən] n. pl. foramina [fōram′i nə, fəram′ə nə] or foramens [L, a hole < forare, BORE] a small opening or perforation, esp. in a bone or in a plant ovule foraminal [fōram′i nəl] adj. foraminate [fō ram′init] … English World dictionary
foramen — n. (pl. foramina) Anat. an opening, hole, or passage, esp. in a bone. Derivatives: foraminate adj. Etymology: L foramen minis f. forare bore a hole … Useful english dictionary
