Ēx'pla-nate, a.
a. 1. (Bot.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form. Gray.
Sense 2. (Entom.) Having the sides of the prothorax so depressed and dilated as to form a broad margin;— said of certain insects. Maunder.
a. 1. (Bot.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form. Gray.
Sense 2. (Entom.) Having the sides of the prothorax so depressed and dilated as to form a broad margin;— said of certain insects. Maunder.