pa|lus|tral

pa|lus|tral
pa|lus|tral «puh LUHS truhl», adjective.
of or having to do with marshes; found in or inhabiting marshes; paludal: »

In these palustral homes we only croak and wither (Manchester Guardian).

[< Latin paluster, -tris (< pālus marsh) + English -al1]

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  • lus|tral — «LUHS truhl», adjective. 1. of or used in ceremonial purification: »The assistants were sprinkled with lustral water (Edward Gibbon). At one entrance to this building was a sunken “lustral area,” where visitors made formal ablutions (Scientific… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tral — ac·cip·i·tral; ad·ros·tral; am·phi·the·a·tral; an·as·tral; an·ces·tral; an·tral; ar·bi·tral; aus·tral·or·bis; aus·tral·orp; ca·das·tral; cam·pes·tral; cen·tral·id; cen·tral·ism; cen·tral·ite; cen·tral·i·ty; cen·tral·i·za·tion; cen·tral·ize;… …   English syllables

  • lus — abac·u·lus; aceph·a·lus; acer·vu·lus; ac·i·doph·i·lus; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; ac·u·le·o·lus; aero·ba·cil·lus; aes·cu·lus; ag·ri·lus; al·a·lus; al·lo·phy·lus; al·ti·ca·me·lus; al·ve·o·lus; am·e·lus; amor·pho·phal·lus; am·phib·a·lus; amyg·da·lus;… …   English syllables

  • lustral — lus|tral Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • lustral — lus·tral …   English syllables

  • lustral — lus•tral [[t]ˈlʌs trəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or employed in the lustrum 2) occurring every five years; quinquennial • Etymology: 1525–35; < L …   From formal English to slang

  • palustral — pa·lus·tral …   English syllables

  • pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… …   English syllables

  • Lustral — Lus tral, a. [L. lustralis, fr. lustrum: cf. F. lustral. See {Lustrum}.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or used for, purification; as, lustral days; lustral water. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to a lustrum. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palustral — Pa*lus tral, a. [L. paluster, ustris.] Of or pertaining to a bog or marsh; boggy. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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