| ACROPETALLY | • acropetally adv. In an acropetal manner. • ACROPETAL adv. in the direction of the tip of the plant. |
| ALLELOPATHY | • allelopathy n. The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants. • ALLELOPATHY n. an adverse influence exerted either by one individual plant over another by the production of a chemical inhibitor. |
| AUTOCEPHALY | • autocephaly n. (Christianity) The condition where a church’s leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no… • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
| EXPATIATORY | • expatiatory adj. Expansive; diffusive. • EXPATIATORY adj. expansive, also EXPATIATIVE. |
| EXPLANATORY | • explanatory adj. Intended to serve as an explanation. • explanatory adj. (Of a person) Disposed to explain. • EXPLANATORY adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| PALAEOTYPES | • palaeotypes n. Plural of palaeotype. • PALAEOTYPE n. a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PALAEOTYPIC | • palaeotypic adj. Relating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet. • PALAEOTYPIC adj. of or like a palaeotype, a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PALEOBOTANY | • paleobotany n. The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANY. |
| PORTRAYABLE | • portrayable adj. Capable of being portrayed. • PORTRAYABLE adj. that can be portrayed. |
| PREPARATORY | • preparatory adj. Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative. • PREPARATORY adj. by way of preparation. |
| PTYALAGOGUE | • ptyalagogue n. Any sialogogue. • PTYALAGOGUE n. a substance promoting salivation. |
| PYROGALLATE | • pyrogallate n. (Chemistry) any salt of the phenol pyrogallol when viewed as an acid. • PYROGALLATE n. any salt or ester of pyrogallol. |
| STEATOPYGAS | • STEATOPYGA n. an excessive development of fat on the buttocks, esp. on females, also STEATOPYGIA. |
| STEATOPYGIA | • steatopygia n. An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks. • STEATOPYGIA n. an excessive development of fat on the buttocks, esp. of females, also STEATOPYGA. |
| TACHYPNOEAS | • tachypnoeas n. Plural of tachypnoea. • TACHYPNOEA n. abnormally rapid respiration, also TACHYPNEA. |