Definition of Crinites

1. crinite [n] - See also: crinite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crinites

cringing
cringingly
cringingness
cringle
cringles
cringy
crinicultural
criniere
crinieres
crinigerous
crinin
crining
crinion
crinis
crinite
crinites (current term)
crinitory
crinivirus
criniviruses
crinkle
crinkle-root
crinkle root
crinkled
crinkleroot
crinkles
crinklier
crinkliest
crinkliness
crinkling
crinklings

Literary usage of Crinites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Botany of the Eastern Borders: With the Popular Names and Uses of the by George Johnston, George Tate (1853)
"Genus crinites (Tate). This genus is proposed for those leaves which have a midrib and parallel veins, unconnected by transverse bars. ..."

2. Recreations in geology by Rosina Maria Zornlin (1839)
"... occurring in this O formation, arc the apio-crinites, ... and the actino-crinites, of which latter the annexed cut is a representation. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"... with their geological succession and their recognized structural relation. A striking feature is the inclusion of the stalked penta- crinites and the ..."

4. Mark Twain: The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens by Albert Bigelow Paine (1912)
"... nineteen million years covered by the experiment; but all is not lost, for the amalekites will develop gradually into en- crinites and stalactites and ..."

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