Citations:arietinous

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English citations of arietinous

  • 1999, Arthur W. Holst, The World of Catasetums, →ISBN, pages 113–114:
    Catasetum arietinum...in keeping with the plant's form, with its pseudobulbs and leaves arching downward in a manner reminiscent of the horns of that animal. Indeed, the English adjective arietinous means "shaped like a ram's head."