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a продольный, направленный по длинеСинонимический ряд:endways (other) endways; endwise; lengthways; longitudinally; longways; longwise -
2 endwise
Синонимический ряд:lengthwise (other) endways; lengthways; lengthwise; longitudinally; longways; longwise -
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adv в длину; вдольСинонимический ряд:lengthwise (other) endways; endwise; lengthwise; longitudinally; longways; longwise -
4 longitudinally
1. adv в длину; в продольном направлении2. adv геогр. по долготеСинонимический ряд:lengthwise (other) endways; endwise; lengthways; lengthwise; longways; longwise -
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[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) længde2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) stykke3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) længde•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) længde2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) stykke3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) længde•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
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I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) slå sig2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) forkvakle2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) skævhed- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). trend* * *I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) slå sig2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) forkvakle2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) skævhed- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). trend -
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leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths
length n1. longitud2. largo de piscinatr[leŋɵ]1 longitud nombre femenino■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?2 (of time) duración nombre femenino3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algoto go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algoto go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algoto keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguiento measure one's length figurative use medir el suelolength ['lɛŋkɵ] n1) : longitud f, largo m10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo2) duration: duración f3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)4)to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible5)at length : extensamenteto speak at length: hablar largo y tendidon.• duración s.f.• eslora s.f.• largo s.m.• largor s.m.• largura s.f.• longitud s.f.• tirantez s.f.• tiro s.m.• tramo s.m.leŋθ1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m[leŋ(k)θ]1. N1) (=size) largo m, longitud fwhat is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?
two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud
the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo
measure 2., 1)•
it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo2) (=extent)a) [of street, river, house]arm I•
I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el paísb) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f•
an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)c)- go to great lengths to do sththey went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto
3) (=duration) duración f•
a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración•
we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientesyou couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo
if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado
4)• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido
5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m, pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m, corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f, cantidad f (Tech)7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo mto win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos
2.CPDlength mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga
* * *[leŋθ]1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m -
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leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lengde, varighet2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) stykke, lengde3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (heste-/båt)lengde•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengthslengdesubst. \/leŋθ\/1) lengde• what's the length of the wall?2) ( om tid) lengde, varighet, langvarighet3) strekning, utstrekning4) ( om størrelse) stykke, bit, lengde, stump5) (om tapet, stoff e.l.) lengde6) ( cricket) avstand (til ballens nedslag, den rette avstand til en kastet ball)7) (fonetikk, om vokal) lengdeat arm's length ( også overført) på en armlengdes avstand på strak armat full length meget utførlig, fullstendig, uttømmende i hele sin lengde, i sin fulle lengde, utstraktat great length meget utførlig, inngående, lenge og vel, detaljertat length til slutt, endelig lengeutførlig, omstendelig, inngående, i detalj langt om lengeat some length temmelig utførlig, ganske utførlig, ganske detaljertfall all one's length ramle så lang man ergo the whole length ( overført) ta skrittet fullt utgo to any\/all lengths gå til det ytterste, ikke vike tilbake for noe, ty til alle midlergo to great lengths ( overført) gå svært langt, strekke seg svært langtgo to the length of ( overført) gå så langt som åin length langkeep a good length (sport, spesielt cricket) holde rett avstand, kaste passe langtlength of time tida length of years en årrekkelie full length ligge så lang man erof some length lengre, av lengre varighetthroughout one's length i hele sin lengde -
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[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lengd2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) tiltekin lengd af e-u3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) hestslengd, bátslengd•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
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hosszúság, hossz, tartam* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) hossz(úság); (idő)tartam2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) hosszú(ságú)3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) hossz•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
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[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) extensão2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedaço3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) comprimento QUERY•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋθ] n 1 comprimento. 2 extensão. 3 duração. 4 grau. at full length estendido, esticado. at length a) finalmente. b) detalhadamente, minuciosamente, demoradamente. at some length com alguma demora, com alguma minúcia. to go to any length não se deter diante de nenhum obstáculo, fazer tudo o que for preciso, não medir esforços. to keep one at arm’s length manter alguém a distância, evitar intimidade. -
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n. uzunluk, boy, süre* * *uzunluk* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) uzunluk, boy2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) parça, boy3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) boy•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
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[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) dolžina2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) odmerjen kos (blaga)3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) dolžina•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋm]noundolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)at length — nadrobno; končnoat arm's length — na doseg roke; čim delj od sebeto keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljskito know the length of s.o.'s foot — koga dobro poznatiat great ( —ali some, full) length — na drobno, na dolgo in širokoto go to great length — daleč iti; zelo se potruditito go to the length of — mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, dato win by a length — zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)when will you come our length? — kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam? -
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• pala• hevosmitta• veneenmitta• etäisyys• välimatka• kappale• kestoaika• pituus* * *leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) pituus2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pala3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) hevosen mitta, veneen mitta•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
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[leŋθ] 1.1) lunghezza f.there was a ladder running the (whole) length of her stocking — la sua calza era smagliata per tutta la lunghezza
2) (of book, list) lunghezza f.; (of event, activity, prison sentence) durata f.; ling. (of syllable) lunghezza f.a film three hours in length — un film di tre ore o lungo tre ore
3) (piece) (of string, wood) pezzo m.; (of fabric) lunghezza f.; (of piping, track) tratto m.dress, skirt length — lunghezza del vestito, della gonna
4) sport lunghezza f.; (in swimming) vasca f.5) at length (for a long time) a lungo; (at last) finalmente2. 3.to go to great lengths to do sth. — fare ogni sforzo per fare qcs., fare di tutto per fare qcs.
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lunghezza; durata2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) taglio3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) distanza•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋθ] 1.1) lunghezza f.there was a ladder running the (whole) length of her stocking — la sua calza era smagliata per tutta la lunghezza
2) (of book, list) lunghezza f.; (of event, activity, prison sentence) durata f.; ling. (of syllable) lunghezza f.a film three hours in length — un film di tre ore o lungo tre ore
3) (piece) (of string, wood) pezzo m.; (of fabric) lunghezza f.; (of piping, track) tratto m.dress, skirt length — lunghezza del vestito, della gonna
4) sport lunghezza f.; (in swimming) vasca f.5) at length (for a long time) a lungo; (at last) finalmente2. 3.to go to great lengths to do sth. — fare ogni sforzo per fare qcs., fare di tutto per fare qcs.
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noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
the room is twice the length of yours — das Zimmer ist doppelt so lang wie deins
travel the length and breadth of the British Isles — überall auf den Britischen Inseln herumreisen
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
win by a length — mit einer Länge siegen
3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) die Länge3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) die Länge•- academic.ru/42451/lengthen">lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[ˈleŋ(k)θ]nthis elastic cord will stretch to twice its normal \length dieses Elastikband lässt sich bis zur doppelten Länge dehnenshe planted rose bushes along the whole \length of the garden fence sie pflanzte Rosensträucher entlang dem gesamten Gartenzaunto be 2 metres in \length ein Länge von 2 Metern haben, 2 Meter lang seina \length of cloth/wallpaper eine Bahn Stoff/Tapetea \length of pipe ein Rohrstück nta \length of ribbon/string ein Stück nt Band/Bindfadenthe Cambridge boat won by two \lengths die Mannschaft von Cambridge gewann mit zwei Bootslängen Vorsprungto be 2 \lengths ahead of sb/sth 2 Längen Vorsprung auf jdn/etw habento win a horse race by 4 \lengths ein Rennen mit 4 Pferdelängen Vorsprung gewinnenwhat's the \length of tonight's performance? wie lange dauert die heutige Vorstellung?the \length of an article/a book/a film die Länge eines Artikels/Buchs/Filmsa speech of some \length eine längere Rede[for] any \length of time [für] längere Zeitshe described her trip to Thailand at \length sie schilderte ihre Thailandreise in allen Einzelheitenat great \length in aller Ausführlichkeit, in epischer Breite ironvowel \length Vokallänge f, Länge f eines Vokals7.▶ the \length and breadth kreuz und querhe travelled the \length and breadth of Europe er ist kreuz und quer durch Europa gereist▶ to go to any \lengths vor nichts zurückschrecken* * *[leŋɵ]n1) Länge fa journey of considerable length — eine ziemlich lange or weite Reise
of such length — so lang
the river, for most of its length, meanders through meadows —
the pipe, for most of its length,... — fast das ganze Rohr...
along the whole length of the river/lane —
it turns in its own length — es kann sich um die eigene Achse drehen
(through) the length and breadth of England — in ganz England; travel kreuz und quer durch ganz England
2) (= section of cloth, rope, pipe) Stück nt; (of wallpaper) Bahn f; (of road) Abschnitt m; (of pool) Bahn f, Länge fat such length — so lange
we didn't stay any (great) length of time — wir sind nicht lange geblieben
the length of time needed —
in that length of time I could have... — in dieser Zeit hätte ich...
length of life (of people) — Lebenserwartung f; (of animals) Lebensalter nt; (of machine) Lebensdauer f
length of service with the army — Dienstjahre pl bei der Armee
4) (PHON, POET, SPORT) Länge f5)to go to any lengths to do sth — vor nichts zurückschrecken, um etw zu tun
to go to the length of... — so weit gehen, dass...
* * *length [leŋθ; leŋkθ] s1. Länge f (Dimension):they searched the length and breadth of the house sie durchsuchten das ganze Haus;an arm’s length eine Armlänge;two feet in length zwei Fuß lang;what length is it?, what is the length of it? wie lang ist es?2. Länge f:a) Strecke f:b) lange Strecke3. Maß:a) Bahn f (Stoff, Tapete etc)b) Stück n (Schnur etc)c) Abschnitt m (einer Straße etc)d) Bahn f, Länge f (eines Schwimmbeckens)4. Länge f, Umfang m (eines Buches, einer Liste etc)5. (zeitliche) Länge:length of employment Beschäftigungsdauer;length of service Dauer der Betriebszugehörigkeit;of some length ziemlich lang;for varying lengths of time verschieden oder unterschiedlich langb) lange Dauer6. SPORT Länge f:the horse won by a length das Pferd gewann mit einer Länge (Vorsprung)a) ausführlich,b) endlich, schließlich;a) in allen Einzelheiten,b) der Länge nach;at great (some) length sehr (ziemlich) ausführlich;a) sehr weit gehen,b) sich sehr bemühen;he went (to) the length of asserting er ging so weit zu behaupten;go to all lengths aufs Ganze gehen;go any length(s) for sb alles tun für jemanden;I wonder what length(s) he will go to wie weit er wohl gehen wird?;I cannot go that length with you darin gehen Sie mir zu weit;L abk1. large2. Latin Lat.4. length L, L.5. longitude L.* * *noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
2) (of time) Länge, die3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *n.Dauer nur sing. f.Länge -n f.Umfang -¨e m. -
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[lɛŋθ]ndługość f; (piece of wood, string etc) kawałek mat length — ( at last) wreszcie; ( fully) obszernie; ( for a long time) długo
he fell/was lying full-length — przewrócił się/leżał jak długi
they went to great lengths to please us — nie szczędzili starań, by nas zadowolić
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) długość2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) sztuka, kupon3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) długość•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
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- at length
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[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) garums; ilgums2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabals; atgriezums3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpusa) garums•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *garums; attālums; atgriezums, gabals; ilgums -
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[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) ilgis, trukmė2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabalas3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpuso) ilgis•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths -
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n. längd; varaktighet (tid); stycke, längd (tyger etc.)* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) längd2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) längd, stycke3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) längd•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths
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Colours, standards and guidons — In the age of line tactics, the unit colour was an important rallying point for the troop. In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or Guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of… … Wikipedia
Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… … Wikipedia