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Aborted vs Pointlet - What's the difference?

aborted | pointlet |

As an adjective aborted

is brought forth prematurely.

As a verb aborted

is past tense of abort.

As a noun pointlet is

an extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.

aborted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Brought forth prematurely.
  • (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.
    • "The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state." -.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abort)

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    pointlet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) An extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.

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