occulent

English

Etymology

From Latin occludens, present participle of occludere.

Adjective

occulent (comparative more occulent, superlative most occulent)

  1. Serving to close; shutting up.

Noun

occulent (plural occulents)

  1. That which closes or shuts up.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for occulent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Verb

occulent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of occulō
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