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irroration
noun 2
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5ADJ.
black, blue, extensive, glossy, pale, white
VERB + IRRORATION
wings
IRRORATION + NOUN
body, markings
PREP.
on, with
ADV.
generally
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noun
1
A sprinkling or wetting with dew.
Generally, to the irroration of the body much use of sweet things is profitable, as of sugar, honey, sweet almonds, pineapples, pistachios, dates, raisins of the sun, corans, figs, and the like.
2
Markings reminiscent of spots or dew drops.
Underside: ground-colour similar, both fore and hind wings with extensive irroration of black scale which varies considerably in amount: in some specimens it is very dense and gives a glackish tint to the ground-colour, especially on the hind wing.
Black, markings formed by pale blue glossy irroration; markings white on costal edge.
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Generally, to the irroration of the body much use of sweet things is profitable, as of sugar, honey, sweet almonds, pineapples, pistachios, dates, raisins of the sun, corans, figs, and the like.
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Underside: ground-colour similar, both fore and hind wings with extensive irroration of black scale which varies considerably in amount: in some specimens it is very dense and gives a glackish tint to
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Black, markings formed by pale blue glossy irroration; markings white on costal edge.
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