| spirant | A term used differently by different authorities; by some as equivalent to fricative, that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. Origin: L. Spirans, -antis, p. Pr. Of spirare to breathe. See Spirit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| spiranthy | <botany> The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower. Origin: Gr. A coil + flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spirant | a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
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| spirant | produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then')) |
| spirant | large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids |
| spirant | an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers |
| spirant | similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana |
| spirant | orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood |
| spirant | European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers |
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