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conduplicate

[ kon-doo-pli-kit, -dyoo- ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.


conduplicate

/ kɒnˈdjuːplɪkɪt /

adjective

  1. botany folded lengthways on itself

    conduplicate leaves in the bud

“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


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Derived Forms

  • conˌdupliˈcation, noun
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Other Words From

  • con·dupli·cation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conduplicate1

1770–80; < Latin conduplicātus (past participle of conduplicāre to double), equivalent to con- con- + duplicātus duplicate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conduplicate1

C18: from Latin conduplicāre to double; see duplicate
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Example Sentences

Each is conduplicate, and one embraces the edge of the other.

The cotyledons are then called conduplicate (conduplico, to fold); and their sign is O> >.

They are covered with short, silky hairs, and are folded lengthwise, with the inner surface within (conduplicate).

The leaves are conduplicate, as in Magnolia, and have the blade bent inwards on the petiole (inflexed).

Conduplicate: blade folded along the midrib, bringing the two halves together.

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