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patulent

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pat·u·lous   (pāch'ə-ləs)   
adj.   Botany
Spreading or expanded: patulous branches.

[From Latin patulus, from patēre, to be open; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
pat'u·lous·ly adv., pat'u·lous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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