alterant
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of alterant
1620–30; < Late Latin alterant- (stem of alterāns changing, present participle of alterāre ), equivalent to alter other + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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The leaves are diuretic and refreshing; the bark alterant.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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