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2. flegged, fleǧǧed adj.
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Bot. in descriptions of plant stems, stalks, seeds, etc.: (a) Having longitudinal ridges or palpable edges, ribbed; (b) in compound adjectives in which the specified number of such edges implies a……
3. fǒur-flegged adj.
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fourflegged
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4. knottishēde n.
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knottishhede
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Bot. lumpiness, frequency of nodes.
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5. quinquinervīe n.
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Bot. Ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata).
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6. quintefoil(e n.
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quintefoile
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(a) Bot. Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans); (b) a design in the shape of a leaf of the cinquefoil.
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8. thrē-flegged adj.
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threflegged
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Bot. of seeds, seed-pods, etc.: three-cornered, triangular in cross-section, triquetrous [cp. thre-square adj.].
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