Connivent
Pronunciation : Con*niv"ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. connivens, p. pr.]
Definition : 1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. [R.] Milton.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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