patulous
[ pach-uh-luh s ]
/ ˈpætʃ ə ləs /
adjective
open; gaping; expanded.
Botany.
- spreading, as a tree or its boughs.
- spreading slightly, as a calyx.
- bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle.
Origin of patulous
OTHER WORDS FROM patulous
pat·u·lous·ly, adverb pat·u·lous·ness, nounWords nearby patulous
Example sentences from the Web for patulous
The patulous elms, then, exercised their influence on the manœuvres.
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car |J. E. (James Edmund) VincentThe gland-ducts are enlarged, patulous or plugged with sebaceous and epithelial matter.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin |Henry Weightman StelwagonYet, by reason of the patulous elms, he had seen nothing of them.
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car |J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
British Dictionary definitions for patulous
patulous
/ (ˈpætjʊləs) /
adjective
botany
spreading widely or expanded
patulous branches
rare
gaping
Derived forms of patulous
patulously, adverb patulousness, nounWord Origin for patulous
C17: from Latin
patulus open, from
patēre to lie open
Medical definitions for patulous
patulous
[ păch′ə-ləs ]
adj.
Freely open or exposed; patent.