impletion

noun /ɪmˈpliːʃən/

1. An act of filling; the state of being full.

   countable, uncountable

   Irregular metamorphoses of flowers are extremely common, and usually consist either of an actual multiplication of petals, or of the transformation of stamens and pistils into petals ; the effect of these changes being the formation of double flowers, the impletion of which appears to take place in different ways in different plants.

2. A substance which fills, a filling.

   countable, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Late Latin implētiō (past participle of Latin impleō (“to fill up”) + -iō); see also implement.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry impletion (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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