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patulous

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpætjʊləs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pach′ə ləs)

pat•u•lous (pach′ə ləs),USA pronunciation adj.

open;
gaping;
expanded.
Botany
- Botanyspreading, as a tree or its boughs.
- Botanyspreading slightly, as a calyx.
- Botanybearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle.

Latin patulus standing wide-open. See patent, -ulous
1610–20

pat′u•lous•ly, adv.
pat′u•lous•ness, n.

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patulous /ˈpætjʊləs/, patulent /ˈpætjʊlənt/ adj

spreading widely or expanded: patulous branches

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin patulus open, from patēre to lie open

'patulous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

patulin

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