Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the amphigastria of some Hepaticæ.
- noun A variety of apple good for cider. [Eng.]
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A prolific sort of apple, good for cider.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A lower
leaf on aplant . - noun obsolete A
prolific kind ofcider apple .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The soil up here, about 2,500 feet above sea-level, though rock-laden is exceedingly rich, and the higher we go there is more bergamot, native indigo, with its underleaf dark blue, and lovely coleuses with red markings on their upper leaves, and crimson linings.
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The soil up here, about 2,500 feet above sea-level, though rock - laden is exceedingly rich, and the higher we go there is more bergamot, native indigo, with its underleaf dark blue, and lovely coleuses with red markings on their upper leaves, and crimson linings.
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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I think most people hate these nuisance trees because they're invasive, but to me they look better than bare pasture and they also have a nice silvery underleaf that's attractive.
Perpetual Folly 2008
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