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Getting a little pedantic 2. a large branch of a tree. "the bare limbs of a high tree" Similar: branch limb (n.2) late 14c., "edge of a quadrant or other instr
by tough 3y ago
Getting a little pedantic
2.
a large branch of a tree.
"the bare limbs of a high tree"
Similar:
branch
limb (n.2) late 14c., "edge of a quadrant or other instrument," from Latin limbus "ornamental border, hem, fringe, edge," a word of uncertain origin.
Just thought of the limbic system and how that might be related, doesn't seem to be about function but about positioning against a core system
- stefncb 3y agoMy point was that categorizing limbs (differentiating them from one another) is done by function. Now that I think about it limb isn't what I had in mind anyway, what I meant to say was that we categorize parts of the body in terms of function. But you're right, limbs are not defined by function.