Nidulant

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

  Nidulant \Nid"u*lant\, a. [L. nidulans, p. pr.: cf. F.
     {Nidulant}.]
     1. Nestling, as a bird in its nest.
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     2. (Bot.) Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or


        pericarp, as in a nest.
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