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单词 scandent
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Definition of scandent in English:

scandent

adjective ˈskandəntˈskandənt
Zoology Botany
  • (especially of a graptolite) having a climbing habit.

    〔主古生物〕(尤指笔石)攀缘的;附着的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a scandent shrub, and its purple-black drupes are likely dispersed by birds.
    • Despite its sand dune habitat and shortage of host support plants, this variety of Clematis shows mechanical characteristics during growth that are closely comparable with those of scandent woody lianas.
    • At the base of the Silurian this fauna was replaced by the monograptids, scandent forms in which the thecae were arranged along one side of the stipe only.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin scandent- 'climbing', from the verb scandere.

Definition of scandent in US English:

scandent

adjectiveˈskandənt
Botany Zoology
  • (especially of a graptolite) having a climbing habit.

    〔主古生物〕(尤指笔石)攀缘的;附着的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the base of the Silurian this fauna was replaced by the monograptids, scandent forms in which the thecae were arranged along one side of the stipe only.
    • Despite its sand dune habitat and shortage of host support plants, this variety of Clematis shows mechanical characteristics during growth that are closely comparable with those of scandent woody lianas.
    • It is a scandent shrub, and its purple-black drupes are likely dispersed by birds.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin scandent- ‘climbing’, from the verb scandere.

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