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inserted
[ in-sur-tid ]
/ ɪnˈsɜr tɪd /
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adjective
Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.
Anatomy. having an insertion, as a muscle, tendon, or ligament; attached, as the end of a muscle that moves a bone.
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OTHER WORDS FROM inserted
un·in·sert·ed, adjectiveWords nearby inserted
insensitive, insentient, insep., inseparable, insert, inserted, insertion, insertion element, in-service, insessorial, inset
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inserted
/ (ɪnˈsɜːtɪd) /
adjective
anatomy (of a muscle) attached to the bone that it moves
botany (of parts of a plant) growing from another part, as stamens from the corolla
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