Lollipop

Definitions

1. An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet attached to a stick.
2. Something having the shape of a lollipop: a linear stem connected to a round body.
3. A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

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Examples

“The gene III proteins appear⟳ as five lollipops protruding from the end⟳ of the phage, and these “balls” can be removed by treatment of the phage with subtilisin, rendering the phage noninfectious.”

“The reasons for this containment of gated communities and private streets are not to be sought in morphology (suburban residential developments with lollipops and dead ends are common in France), but rather in local practices by residents.”

“Mount⟳ Pleasant itself is a lollipop trail. Walking along the handle⟳ of the lollipop is a breeze—the perfect warm-up for the uphill climb⟳ at the beginning of the loop.”

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