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complanate

American  
[kom-pluh-neyt] / ˈkɒm pləˌneɪt /

adjective

  1. made level; put into or on one plane.

complanate British  
/ kəmˈpleɪneɪt /

adjective

  1. botany having a flattened or compressed aspect

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  • complanation noun

Etymology

Origin of complanate

1635–45; < Latin complānātus (past participle of complānāre to make level), equivalent to com- com- + plān ( us ) plain 1, plane 1 + -ātus -ate 1

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Complanate: compressed: flattened above and below: = deplanate.

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