radiatus

American

[rey-dee-ey-tuhs] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ təs /

adjective

Meteorology.

(of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.

Etymology

Origin of radiatus

< New Latin, Latin: arranged radially, originally, having rays of light; radiate

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It is known as the Macacus Radiatus.

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P. conico-cylindr. then exp. greyish white, disc pale rufous, plicate, scurfy; g. free; s. flaccid, glabrous, pallid; sp. 6-8 � 5-7. radiatus, Fr.

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Macacus radiatus and Macacus pileatus.

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There is another Coprinus, the radiating Coprinus, C. radiatus, so called from the radiating folds on the cap, that may carry off the honor of being the shortest-lived of all the membrane fungi.

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In Java it is procured from the Phaseolus radiatus.

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