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Clauberg test(medicine)

floral (iou) and Clauberg (medicine)


floral (iou)



floral adjective & noun. M17.
[Latin Floralis or directly from Latin flor- (see FLORA): see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
(Floral.) Pertaining to or in honour of the goddess Flora. M17.
Of or pertaining to a flower or flowers. M18.
Pertaining to a flora or floras. L19.
Special collocations: floral Dance [alt. of FURRY noun] = furry Dance s.v. FURRY noun. floral diagram: showing a cross-section of a flower, with the relative positions of petals, sepals, stamens, ovary, etc. floral envelope the perianth of a flower; the corolla and/or calyx. floral formula: expressing concisely the structure of a flower (the number and arrangement of parts), by means of letters, numerals, and symbols. floral leaf any of the modified leaves occurring in an inflorescence (bracts) or forming part of a flower (petals, sepals). floral tribute an offering of flowers at a funeral. floral whorl: see WHORL noun 3.
b. noun.
(Floral.) A dancer at a Roman festival in honour of Flora. Only in M17.
A fabric with a floral design. L19.
florally adverb E19.

Clauberg (medicine)


Clauberg


Karl W., German bacteriologist, *1893.

See: Clauberg test, Clauberg unit.