lateri-
(ˈlætərɪ)
combining form of L. later-, latus side, in scientific terms: cf. latero-. ˌlateri-ˈcumbent (-ˈkʌmbənt) a. [L. cumbent-em, pr. pple. of cumbĕre to lie], lying on the side. lateri-ˈflexion [cf. F. lateriflexion], a flexion or bending sideways; lateral curvature (Cent. Dict.). laterifloral, -florous (-ˈflɔərəl, -ˈflɔərəs) adjs. Bot. [L. flōr-, flōs flower], having lateral flowers. laterifolious (-ˈfəʊlɪəs) a. Bot. [L. folium leaf], of flowers: see quot. ˈlaterigrade (-greɪd) a. Zool. [L. -grad-us walking], belonging to the group Laterigradæ of spiders, which run sideways; n. a spider of this group; so lateˈrigradous a. (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855). ˈlaterinerved (-nɜːvd), -ˈnervous a., (of leaves) having lateral nerves. lateriˈversion, a turning or deviation to one side.
| 1883 Wilder & Gage Anat. Technol. (Cent.), *Lateri⁓cumbent, with a block transversely under the neck. |
| 1888 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Laterifloral, having at the side flowers. |
| 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex., Lateriflorus..*lateriflorous. |
| 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xxi. (1765) 218 *Laterifolious, such as come out at the Side of the Base of the Leaf. |
| 1887 Amer. Nat. XXI. 966 The Thomisidæ, or *laterigrade spiders. |
| 1866 Treas. Bot., *Laterinerved, straight-veined, like the leaves of grasses. |
| 1898 G. E. Herman Dis. Women x. 103 *Lateriversion is either normal..or results from the uterus being pulled aside by adhesions, or pushed aside by a swelling. |