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equitant
eq·ui·tant
/
ˈɛk
wɪ
tənt
/
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[
ek
-wi-t
uh
nt
]
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adjective
Botany
.
straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them.
Origin:
1820–30;
<
Latin
equitant-
(stem of
equitāns
) (present participle of
equitāre
to ride), equivalent to
equit-
(stem of
eques;
see
equites
) +
-ant-
-ant
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equitant
(ˈɛkwɪt
ə
nt)
—
adj
(of a leaf) having the base folded around the stem so that it overlaps the leaf above and opposite
[C19: from Latin
equitāns
riding, from
equitāre
to ride, from
equus
horse]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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