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determinate
de·ter·mi·nate
[
di túrminət
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
limited:
having exact and definite limits
2.
(
formal
)
Same as
determined
3.
botany
having stems ending in bud:
describes a pattern of flowering in which primary and secondary stems end in a flower bud and stop growing.
See also
indeterminate (sense 6)
de·ter·mi·na·cy
[
di túrminəssee
]
noun
de·ter·mi·nate·ly
adverb
de·ter·mi·nate·ness
noun
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