intercalary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Describing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year)
Inserted between other things
of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant.
of a wing vein: between the major veins common to insect wings.

noun

/ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i/ /ɪnˈtɝː.kə.lɛɹ.i/ en-us-intercalary.ogg en-us-intercalary-2.ogg

intercalary intercalaries

From Latin intercalārius, from intercalāris, from intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”).

intercalate intercalation bissextile bissextile month bissextile year leap year leap day

intercalarily intercalary meristem

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