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Autumnal

Autumnal

1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks in Vallombrosa. (Milton)

2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage. An autumnal matron. (Hawthorne) autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the ~ point. ~ point, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of libra. ~ signs, the signs libra, scorpio, and sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the ~ equinox and winter solstice.

Origin: L. Auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. Automnal.


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by botanygirl
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A Monkey's Uncle

... only life form (creature) on earth, which I contend, then the loss of an entire species (our terminology) is no more meaningful to DNA than the Autumnal loss of leaves to a tree. While you can have adaptation and speciation without extinction, it is a fundamental aspect of evolution. If you ...

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by narrowstaircase
Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:03 am
 
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... only life form (creature) on earth, which I contend, then the loss of an entire species (our terminology) is no more meaningful to DNA than the Autumnal loss of leaves to a tree. The mass-roosting and migration behavior is a very effective survival mechanism, as it decreases predation rates ...

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by JDavidE
Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:29 am
 
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A Monkey's Uncle

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by JDavidE
Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:25 am
 
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