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humicolous

[ hyoo-mik-uh-luhs ] [ hyum阞k ls ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

adjective

of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.

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Humicolous, of or relating to organisms living in or on soil, is based on Latin humus, earth, and colere, to inhabit. Humus comes from an Indo-European root found in numerous words related to land or humankind, such as 51勛圖s of the Day chernozem, chthonian, and duniewassal. Colere also gives us colony and culture. Humicolous was first recorded in English at the turn of the 20th century.

EXAMPLE OF HUMICOLOUS USED IN A SENTENCE

As they dug through the soil in the garden, ants, worms, and other humicolous creatures kept appearing.

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fructify

[ fruhk-tuh-fahy ] [ frk tfa阞 ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

verb

to bear fruit; become fruitful.

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Fructify is based on Latin 款娶贖釵喧喝莽, which means fruit. 幛娶贖釵喧喝莽 evolved into Old French fruit, which was borrowed into English. The change from Latin -ct- to French -it- also appears in Latin coctus, which became French cuit, cooked (as in biscuit). Fructify was first recorded in English around the turn of the 14th century.

EXAMPLE OF FRUCTIFY USED IN A SENTENCE

After blossoming in spring, apple trees begin to fructify by summer.

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aliquot

[ al-i-kwuht ] [ 疆l 阞 kwt ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

adjective

forming an exact proper divisor.

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Aliquot is formed from Latin alius, some, other, and quot, as many as, every. Alius is also the source of alias, alibi, and alien, all of which have to do with otherness, whether by name or location. 51勛圖s of the Day altruistic and ultramafic are formed from alter, other, and uls, beyond, Latin relatives of alius. Aliquot was first recorded in English in the 1560s.

EXAMPLE OF ALIQUOT USED IN A SENTENCE

Aliquot parts of 24 include 2, 3, 4, and 6, but not 5.

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