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Intercalary
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Meaning
Adj
●
Describing a
time period
inserted
between others;
leap
, (
as in
leap day
,
leap month
, or
leap
year)
●
In Botany & Sciences:
Inserted between other things
of a
meristem
:
situated
between
zones
of
permanent
tissue
, thus a
shoot
growing
at the
base
of a
leaf
,
in comparison
with
apical
growth at the
tip
of a
root
or plant.
●
In Entomology & Sciences:
Inserted between other things
of a
wing
vein
: between the major
vein
s common to
insect
wing
s.
●
In Sciences:
Inserted between other things
Noun
●
Such a time period
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
intercalary
English
intercalarius
Latin
intercalaris
Latin
intercalo
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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