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ADPRESSED

\ɐdpɹˈɛst], \ɐdpɹˈɛst], \ɐ_d_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t]\

Definitions of ADPRESSED

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

[Latin] Closely applied to a surface.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

(Bot.) Brought into contact without adhering.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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