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acetary

/əˈsiːtəɹi/

acetary noun: an acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.

Noun

acetary

  1. An acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.
    • In a pear, there are five diſtinct Parts, the Pilling, the Parenchyma, Branchery, Calculary, and Acetary. [A]s the Acetary hath no Branches of the Lignous Body, ſo neither hath it any Knots. Hence likewiſe it is, that vve have ſo different and contrary a taſt in the Parenchyma beyond the Calculary...1671 December 17 (Gregorian calendar), Nehemiah Grew, “The Anatomy of Plants, Begun. […] The First Book. […] Chapter VI. Of the Fruit.”, in The Anatomy of Plants. […], 2nd edition, [London]: […] W....

Origin of acetary

From Latin acetum (“vinegar”) + -ary, resembles Latin acetaria (“salad”).

Questions about acetary

What does acetary mean?
Acetary means an acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.
What part of speech is acetary?
Acetary is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetary?
Acetary is pronounced /əˈsiːtəɹi/.

Words near acetary in the dictionary

  1. acetanisole
  2. acetannin
  3. acetarious
  4. acetarsol
  5. acetarsone
  6. acetary
  7. acetate
  8. acetated
  9. acetatelyase
  10. acetatelyases
  11. acetates

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