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Meaning of ptychonomous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having the form of, or relating to, a ptychonome. (Compare tentiform.)

rare

Examples

“Mine : Ptychonomous, on the space between two veins of the lower surface of leaves.”
“[...] Holotype, allotype, and paratype No. 15893 in Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ottawa. MINE. Ptychonomous, on the lower surface of leaves. BIOLOGY. P. elmaella has three generations a year in the Vancouver district [...]”
“Styracaceae: Styrax japonicus Sieb. & Zucc. (Kumata 1963). Ptychonomous mine on the upper side of leaves (De Prins and De Prins 2005) [...]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ptygmatic pubarchal pubbier pubbiest pubbish pubble

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