ringent
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rin·gent
(rĭn′jənt)adj.
Having gaping liplike parts, as the corolla of some flowers or the shells of certain bivalves.
[Latin ringēns, ringent-, present participle of ringī, to open the mouth wide.]
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ringent
(ˈrɪndʒənt)adj
(Botany) (of the corolla of plants such as the snapdragon) consisting of two distinct gaping lips
[C18: from Latin ringī to open the mouth wide]
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rin•gent
(ˈrɪn dʒənt)adj.
Bot. having widely spread lips.
[1750–60; < Latin ringent-, s. of ringēns, present participle of ringī to gape; compare rictus]
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