vestigial
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Substantiivi
vestigial englanniksi
Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
Of a structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.
{{quote-book|en|year=2004|title=Pshysiology of the Angiosperms|section=Vestigial Vascular Tissue|isbn=81-7141-854-6|page=48|chapter=Flower|chapter_number=1|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|location=New Delhi|author=Pooja
A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.
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