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1855–60; < Latin pulvīnus cushion
1855–60; < Latin pulvīnus cushion
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| —n , pl -ni | |
| a swelling at the base of a leafstalk: changes in its turgor pressure cause changes in the position of the leaf | |
| [C19: from Latin: cushion] | |
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