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legible(dictionary)

thunbergia (iou) and legible (iou)


thunbergia (iou)



thunbergia noun. L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), from C. P. Thunberg (1743-1822), Swedish botanist + -IA1.]
Any of various tropical chiefly climbing plants of the genus Thunbergia, of the acanthus family, which includes many species cultivated in greenhouses for their showy flowers.

legible (iou)



legible adjective. LME.
[Late Latin legibilis, from legere read: see -IBLE.]
Of Writing: clear enough to be read; easily deciphered. LME.
Of a literary composition: accessible to readers; easy to read, readable. rare. LME.
transf. & fig. Clear, discernible. E17.
legi'bility noun the quality or condition of being legible L17.
legibleness noun legibility E18.
legibly adverb L16.