mature specimen

collocation in English

meaningsofmatureandspecimen

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withspecimen.
mature
adjective
uk
/məˈtʃʊər/us
/məˈtʊr/
Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well ...
See more atmature
specimen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
something shown or examined as an example; a ...
See more atspecimen

(Definition ofmatureandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmature specimen

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The rest of the gardens comprise lawns, with numerousmaturespecimentrees, including redwood, beech, and sycamore.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It can reach 30 metres tall with a trunk up to 2 metres in diameter in amaturespecimen.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
At the beginning of their life these feather stars stay attached to the seabed by a stalk, whilematurespecimenbreak the stalk becoming free-living.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The background colour of amaturespecimenis an olive green or brown, with dark spots and bands covering much of its body.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is renowned for the variety ofmaturespecimentrees.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Landscaping was integrated into the design, withmaturespecimentrees saved or transplanted during site development.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Natural hybrids between these species occur on the island and there is amaturespecimenof one growing in the island nursery.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This tree-like cactus was already amaturespecimenwhen planted in 1905.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Many of thematurespecimentrees which survive today were planted at this time and the general park layout and positioning of the lake were part of the original design.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Some mature specimens of the latter measuring little over 1 mm. were obtained from the same fish.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These 4 largest, most mature specimens were found near the peripheral canal whereas the smaller worms were distributed nearer to the free edge of the nasal lamellae.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The internal spore-bearing tissue of the truffle, the gleba, is whitish or greyish-white in mature specimens.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The tissue of the stem base may weakly stain bluish-green when cut, although this reaction is not usually apparent in mature specimens.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
All mature specimens that have been observed have been in non-breeding plumage, although some have started to acquire a few breeding-plumage feathers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The cap may be wide, with a large diameter (about 15 cm in mature specimens), but with a depressed centre and slightly inrolled margin.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In mature specimens the tuber may be as much as 400 mm below ground level.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The proximal carpals are fused together into a syncarpal in mature specimens, while three of the distal carpals fuse to form a distal syncarpal.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The dorsal scales are edged with black, which may form crossbands in more mature specimens.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Based on the mostly complete workers, mature specimens are estimated to have been 15 mm.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofmature
Go to the definition ofspecimen
See other collocations withspecimen