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adjective
1.
pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
2.
of or pertaining to land as distinct from water.
3.
Botany.
a.
growing on land; not aquatic.
b.
growing in the ground; not epiphytic or aerial.
4.
Zoology. living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial.
5.
of or pertaining to the earth or this world; worldly; mundane.
noun
6.
an inhabitant of the earth, especially a human being.
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Terrestrial
is always a great word to know.
So is archegonia. Does it mean:
| method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source |
| female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin terrestri(s) pertaining to earth (derivative of terra earth) + -al1
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin terrestri(s) pertaining to earth (derivative of terra earth) + -al1
Related forms
ter·res·tri·al·ly, adverb
non·ter·res·tri·al, adjective, noun
pre·ter·res·tri·al, adjective
su·per·ter·res·tri·al, adjective
un·der·ter·res·tri·al, adjective
EXPANDun·ter·res·tri·al, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. celestial.
1. celestial.
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Word Origin & History
terrestrial
early 15c., from L. terrestris "earthly," from terra "earth" (see terrain). Originally opposed to celestial; natural history sense of "living on land" is attested from 1630s. The noun meaning "a human being, a mortal" is recorded from 1590s.
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