- Adpressed
- Adpress Ad*press", v. t. [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.] See {Appressed}. -- {Ad*pressed"},, a. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Adpressed
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adpressed — adjective pressed close to or lying flat against something adpressed hairs along the plant s stem igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force L.V.Pirsson • Syn: ↑appressed • Similar to: ↑close … Useful english dictionary
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adpressed — adj. [L. ad, near; pressus, pressed] 1. Refers to being pressed close to or laying flat against. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Condition of whorls that overlap in such a manner that their outer surfaces converge very gradually … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
adpressed — adjective Botany lying closely against an adjacent part or the ground … English new terms dictionary
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appressed — adjective pressed close to or lying flat against something adpressed hairs along the plant s stem igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force L.V.Pirsson • Syn: ↑adpressed • Similar to: ↑close * * * /euh prest /, adj. pressed closely against… … Useful english dictionary
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