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confound (oh) and short-day plant (medicine)


confound (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: confondre 'to ruin, destroy', from Latin confundere 'to pour together, confuse', from com- ( COM-) + fundere 'to pour']
to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected
::His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.
to prove someone or something wrong
confound the critics/pundits/experts etc
::United's new striker confounded the critics with his third goal in as many Games.
formal to defeat an enemy, plan etc
formal if a problem etc confounds you, you cannot understand it or solve it
::Her question completely confounded me.
confound it/him/them etc
old-fashioned used to show that you are annoyed with someone or something

short-day plant (medicine)


short-day plant
<botany> A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur.