Meanings
- not comparablebiologyHaving a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
Thallus thin, whitish to somewhat greyish, continuous, occasionally minutely rimulose, margin somewhat darkened and determinate but not clearly effigurate;
1948, A. Grenfell Price, The winning of Australian Antarctica. Mawson's B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. voyages: 1929-31: based on the Mawson papers, page 1051 more example
Thallus about 1 cm. in diameter, light gray irregular areoles 0:30,4 mm. in diameter on a black hypothallus, giving a deciussate appearance, marginal areoles slightly radially elongate and very narrowly black margined but not clearly effigurate;
1965, Nova Hedwigia, volumes 15-16, page 326Antonyms: effuse
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
Origin
- New Latineffiguratus
- Englisheffigurate
Borrowed from New Latin effiguratus; compare figurate (figuratus).
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