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单词 vexillary
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Definition of vexillary in English:

vexillary

noun vɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri
  • 1A veteran of the oldest category in the Roman army, serving under a special standard.

  • 2A Roman standard-bearer.

adjective vɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri
  • Botany. Of aestivation: having the petals arranged so that the large, posterior vexillum encloses the other, smaller petals of the corolla. Also more generally: relating to or pertaining to a vexillum; having a vexillum.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Savile (1549–1622), mathematician and classical scholar.

Definition of vexillary in US English:

vexillary

nounvɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri
  • 1A veteran of the oldest category in the Roman army, serving under a special standard.

  • 2A Roman standard-bearer.

adjectivevɛkˈsɪl(ə)ri
  • Botany. Of aestivation: having the petals arranged so that the large, posterior vexillum encloses the other, smaller petals of the corolla. Also more generally: relating to or pertaining to a vexillum; having a vexillum.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Savile (1549–1622), mathematician and classical scholar.

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