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ex⋅pla⋅nate
/
ˈɛks
pləˌneɪt
,
ɛksˈpleɪ
neɪt
/
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-pl
uh
-neyt
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eks-
pley
-neyt
]
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–adjective
Botany,
Zoology
.
flattened; spread out.
Origin:
1840–50;
< L
explānātus,
ptp. of
explānāre
to
explain
;
see
-ate
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[eks-pluh-neyt, eks-pley-neyt] 
pləˌneɪt