See Also: ponticello(dictionary)

lysigenous (iou) and ponticello (iou)


lysigenous (iou)



lysigenous adjective. L19.
[from Greek lusis loosening + -GENOUS.]
Botany. Esp. of intercellular spaces: produced by the breaking down of adjoining cells. Cf. SCHIZOGENOUS.

ponticello (iou)



ponticello noun, adverb, & adjective. M18.
[Italian = little bridge.]
Music.
A. noun. Pl. -os. The bridge of a stringed instrument. M18.
sul ponticello with the bowing close to the bridge.
b. adverb & adjective. A direction: with the bowing close to the bridge. M19.