DEFINITE

adj. De2f'i2n-i2t. Lat., deflnitus (from definire, to define). Fr., defini. Ger., bestimmt. It., definite. Sp., deflnido. Limited (said of some trees that complete their annual work of vegetation and form their buds for the succeeding year before the close of the season; also applied to stamens and petals, which are said to be d. if not exceeding 12 or, according to other authorities, 20 in number). [B, 1, 77, 291 (a, 24).] [s. 519]