laterals in English

noun
1
a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem.
If the leader is growing vigorously and no laterals are forming at a height you would like, pinch out an inch of the tip growth when it is at the height you would like a permanent branch.
2
a lateral consonant.
Obstruent laterals , which are mainly found in indigenous languages of North America, are sometimes thought of as liquids but do not have their high sonority.
verb
1
throw (a football) in a sideways or backward direction.
he tried to lateral a kick return but fumbled
noun
    lateral pass

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1. Oped, the adaxial pair of scales smaller than the Abaxials and laterals

2. Banksia anatona is a shrub with one main stem and short laterals

3. The anchors can be secured to pipe clamps circumscribing the air laterals.

4. The four stamens are didynamous with the two Abaxials (anteriors) longer than the two laterals (posteriors) (Figs

5. Per stamen, the additionals of flo10-1 produced significantly less pollen than those of the laterals and medians.

6. When the Bushes are mature after several years, remove older central canes and prune inward pointing laterals back to the main cane

7. Axis is a completion and workover company built for today’s operators, as you shift into manufacturing mode while drilling ever-longer laterals

8. Site preparation for terminal infrastructure, installation of pipeline laterals, upgrades and extension of access roads, and installation of aerial transmission line with associated ROW (including maintenance)

9. Specifically, ANR proposes to abandon the Buccanning 51, Callihan 52, and Frackelton 56 injection/withdrawal wells, the Lincoln 106 observation well, and related laterals and appurtenances in order to remediate mechanical integrity concerns at the wells, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and