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aspis
/ˈæspɪs/
noun 3
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3VERB + ASPIS
bit
ASPIS + NOUN
groweth
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.
"shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]
2
An asp or generic venomous snake
Flesh dipped in the sea Ægeum will never be sweet; the herb Trigion being once bit with an aspis never groweth, and conscience once stained with innocent blood is always tied to a guilty remorse.
3
A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain
As might be expected, characters of the aspides themselves are not of much value in pollen identification, but they are easily recognized and many three-pored, aspidate grains are broadly categorized as "betuloid" in studies of airborne pollen.
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"shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]
Wiktionary02
Flesh dipped in the sea Ægeum will never be sweet; the herb Trigion being once bit with an aspis never groweth, and conscience once stained with innocent blood is always tied to a guilty remorse.
Wiktionary03
As might be expected, characters of the aspides themselves are not of much value in pollen identification, but they are easily recognized and many three-pored, aspidate grains are broadly categorized
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