vestigial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- vĕ-stĭjʹəl
- vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl
- (US) audio
- /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒəl/
- /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/
Etymology
From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- (not-comparable) Not fully developed in mature animals.
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(not-comparable, qualifier:evolutionary theory) Of a vestigial structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.
Remnants of the vascular supply of lost organs may be present in the tissues of the receptacle when all external evidence of the organs has disappeared. Only rarely does the vascular supply of a vestigial organ disappear while external remnants are still present.
2004, Pooja, “Flower” (chapter 1), in Pshysiology of the Angiosperms, New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House, →ISBN, Vestigial Vascular Tissue, page 48:
Deriveds
vestigially · nonvestigial · vestigial structure · vestigiality
Relateds
Translations (20)
it vestigiale (not fully developed) · hu csökevényes (not fully developed) · la vestīgiālis (pertaining to a vestige) · da rudimentær (not fully developed) · cmn 退化殘餘 /退化残余 (pertaining to a vestige) · fr vestigial (pertaining to a vestige) · ca vestigial (not fully developed) · pl śladowy (pertaining to a vestige) · de spurenhaft (pertaining to a vestige) · pt vestigial (evolutionary theory: vestigial structure) · hu maradvány- or -maradvány (pertaining to a vestige) · pl szczątkowy (pertaining to a vestige) · de rudimentär (pertaining to a vestige) · nl overblijvend (pertaining to a vestige) · ro vestigial (pertaining to a vestige) · hi अवशेषी (pertaining to a vestige) · hu maradványszerű (pertaining to a vestige) · pt vestigial (not fully developed) · nl onderontwikkeld (not fully developed) · pt vestigial (pertaining to a vestige)