Aborted

[ə'bɔːtɪd]

(a.) Brought forth prematurely.

(a.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.

校對:潘西

When the colour is absent from only one of the two upper petals, the nectary is not quite aborted but is much shortened. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.

校對:潘西