Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, noting a plant whose flowers appear before the leaves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having flowers appearing before the leaves; -- said of certain plants.
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- adjective botany Having
flowers that appear before theleaves .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek earlier + flower.
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