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procere

procere adjective: of high stature; tall.

Adjective

procere (comparative more procere, superlative most procere)

  1. (obsolete) Of high stature; tall.
    • Such lignous and woody plants as are hard of substance, procere of stature, that are thick and solid, and stiffly adhere to the ground on which they stand.1664, John Evelyn, Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber

Forms of procere

comparativemore procere
superlativemost procere

Origin of procere

From Latin prōcērus (“tall”).

Questions about procere

What does procere mean?
Procere means of high stature; tall.
What part of speech is procere?
Procere is an adjective.

Words near procere in the dictionary

  1. proceratosaurids
  2. procerci
  3. procercoid
  4. procercoids
  5. procercus
  6. procere
  7. procerebra
  8. procerebral
  9. procerebrum
  10. proceri
  11. procerite

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