What does irroration mean?
Irroration means (obsolete) A sprinkling or wetting with dew..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) 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.
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.
[…] costa with whitish strigulæ separated by dark fuscous or blackish irroration […]
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Irroration means (obsolete) A sprinkling or wetting with dew..
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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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