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Definitions of rudimentary
  1. adjective
    not fully developed in mature animals
    "rudimentary wings"

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  2. adjective
    being or involving basic facts or principles
    "these rudimentary truths"
  3. adjective
    being in the earliest stages of development
    "rudimentary plans"

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Definition that contains rudimentary
  • embryo (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
  • halter either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
  • balancer either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
  • brachypterous (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings
  • pygopus type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
  • haltere either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
  • class psilopsida whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs
  • crystallite any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
  • salicornia europaea fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
  • kittiwake small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
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