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1773. pluriseptate (plö-ri-sep'tāt), a . [ plus ( plur- ), more, + NL. septum , a partition: see septate .] In bot . , having several septa, partitions, or di epiments; pluripartite. pluriserial (plö-ri-sē'ri-al), a . [ L.plus ( plur- ), more, + series , a row: see serial .] Consisting of several series. Encyc . Brit ., XXII. 190. IMG:content-0478.jpg:[blocks in formation] plurisetose (plö-ri-sē tōs), a . [L. plus ( plur- ), more, + seta , a bristle: see setose .] Having several or many setæ. plurispiral (plö-ri-spiral), a . [L. plus ( plur- ), more, + spira , a coil, fold: see spiral . ] Having several or many spiral turns; multispiral: specifically said of the opercula of some shells. plurisporous (plö-ri-spō'rus), a. [ plus ( plur- ), more, + Gr. σπορά , seed: see spore .] In bot . , having two or more spores. plurisubinvariant (plö-ri-sub-in-vā'ri-ant), n . A function, o, of a , b , c, etc., of a ', b ', c', etc., of a ", b", c", etc.,, etc., such that (aDs + 2bDc + 3cDa + etc. + a'D + etc. + a"D" + etc.) $ = 0. plurisyt (plö'ri-si), n. [An altered spelling of pleurisy, simulating L. plus (gen. pluris ), more, and taking sense accordingly.] 1. Super a bun dance. Oh, great corrector of enormous times, that heal'st with blood The earth when it is sick, and cur'st the world O' the plurisy of people. Fletcher (and another ), Two Noble Kinsmen, v. 1. Thy plurisy of goodne is thy ill.