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ringent definition

rin·gent (rin′jənt)

adjective

  1. having the mouth wide open; gaping
  2. Biol. having the lips separated by a distinct gap, as some corollas

Etymology: L ringens, prp. of ringi, to gape

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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