connivent
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of connivent
First recorded in 1635–45, connivent is from the Latin word connīvent- (stem of connīvēns, present participle of connīvēre ). See connive, -ent
Example Sentences
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Calyx.—Petaloid; with short tube and five-cleft border, the lobes acute and connivent.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
Shines his gold-laurel sun, or cloak connivent rains.
From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George
Calyx 5-parted; the divisions somewhat petal-like, oblong, connivent and coriaceous in fruit, the base and almost the whole length of the pedicel winged on one side.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Sepals thick, erect and connivent at base, mostly dull purple.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Wier has considered the clergy of every sect as being too eager in this species of persecution: Ad gravem hanc impietatem, connivent theologi plerique omnes.
From Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Scott, Walter, Sir
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