dimidiate
Britishadjective
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divided in halves
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rare biology having one of two sides or parts less developed than the other
dimidiate antlers
verb
Other Word Forms
- dimidiation noun
Etymology
Origin of dimidiate
C17: from Latin dīmidiāre to halve, from dīmidius half, from dis- apart + medius middle
Example Sentences
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P. convex, dimidiate, sooty, with black squamules; g. decur. distinct, white; s. with black squamules up to sooty ring. dryinus, Pers.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
B. Tu quoque tu in summis, o dimidiate Menander, Poneris, et merito, puri sermonis amator.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
The pileus is thin, unequal, tough, fleshy, eccentric, dimidiate; cinnamon, then pale; becoming scaly; flaccid; margin often lobed.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
White, caespitosely imbricated, p. dimidiate, sessile, ascending, glabrous, at length revolute; g. linear, densely crenulate; sp. glob.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
The shape of the fungus is peculiar, a sort of semi-circular outline that may be called dimidiate.
From Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners by Dallas, Ellen M.
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