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ringent
rin·gent [ rínjənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
having lip-shaped parts: having an opening bordered by parts resembling the lips of a gaping mouth, as in the flower of a snapdragon
[Mid-18th century. < Latin ringent-, present participle of ringi "gape"]
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