"interosculant" meaning in English

See interosculant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more interosculant [comparative], most interosculant [superlative]
Etymology: inter- + osculant Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|osculant}} inter- + osculant Head templates: {{en-adj}} interosculant (comparative more interosculant, superlative most interosculant)
  1. Mutually touching or intersecting.
    Sense id: en-interosculant-en-adj-1oY62NDi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 51 49
  2. (biology) Uniting two groups; said of certain genera which connect family groups, or of species that connect genera. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-interosculant-en-adj-0bIMlemP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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