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pat⋅u⋅lous

  [pach-uh-luhs]
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–adjective
1. open; gaping; expanded.
2. Botany.
a. spreading, as a tree or its boughs.
b. spreading slightly, as a calyx.
c. bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle.
Origin:
1610–20; < L patulus standing wide-open. See patent, -ulous

Related forms:
pat⋅u⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
pat⋅u⋅lous⋅ness, noun
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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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pat·u·lous
Pronunciation: 'pach-&-l&s
Function: adjective
: spread widely apart : wide open or distended patulous margins> patulous urethra> —pat·u·lous·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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patulous pat·u·lous (pāch'ə-ləs)
adj.
Freely open or exposed; patent.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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