pat´u|lous|ness

pat´u|lous|ness
pat|u|lous «PACH uh luhs», adjective.
1. opening rather widely; expanded.
2. slightly spreading, as the boughs of a tree.
3. Botany. a) spreading slightly, as a calyx. b) bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle.
[< Latin patulus (with English -ous) open < patēre lie open]
pat´u|lous|ly, adverb.
pat´u|lous|ness, noun.

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