intercalary
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i/, /ɪnˈtɝː.kə.lɛɹ.i/
Adjective

intercalary (not comparable)

  1. Describing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year)
  2. (science, by extension) Inserted between other things
    1. (botany) of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.
    2. (entomology) of a wing vein: between the major veins common to insect wings.
Related terms Translations
  • Russian: високо́сный
  • Spanish: intercalado



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