Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, projected far beyond some other part: said of a pair of tail-feathers when they protrude far beyond the rest, as the middle pair of a skuagull or sawbill.
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Calyx white, 5-lobed; 5 clawed petals; 10 stamens, long-exserted; 1 pistil with 2 styles.
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Neltje Blanchan 1891
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