intercalary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin intercalārius, from intercalāris, from intercalō, from inter (“among”) + calō (“call out, proclaim”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪnt.ɚˈkæl.ɚ.i/, /ɪnˈtɝː.kə.lɛɹ.i/ , === Adjective === intercalary (not comparable) Describing a time period inserted between others; leap, (as in leap day, leap month, or leap year) (sciences, by extension) Inserted between other things (botany) of a meristem: situated between zones of permanent tissue, thus a shoot growing at the base of a leaf, in comparison with apical growth at the tip of a root or plant. (entomology) of a wing vein: between the major veins common to insect wings. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== intercalate intercalation ==== Translations ==== === Noun === intercalary (plural intercalaries) Such a time period ==== See also ====