Equitant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Equitant \Eq"ui*tant\, a. [L. equitans, -antis, p. pr. of
     equitare to ride, fr. eques horseman, fr. equus horse.]
     1. Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
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     2. (Bot.) Overlapping each other; -- said of leaves whose


        bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves
        within or above them, as in the iris.
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