| ACROCARPOUS | • acrocarpous adj. (Botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses. • ACROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia at the top of the stem. |
| COMPURGATOR | • compurgator n. Someone who vouches for another person’s innocence, trustworthiness etc. • COMPURGATOR n. one who under oath vouches for the character or conduct of an accused person. |
| ITEROPAROUS | • iteroparous adj. (Biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime. • ITEROPAROUS adj. reproducing more than once in a lifetime. |
| NEUROSPORAS | • NEUROSPORA n. any of a genus of ascomycetous fungi, used extensively in genetic research. |
| PROCONSULAR | • proconsular adj. Of or pertaining to a proconsul, or the office thereof. • PROCONSULAR adj. relating to a proconsul. |
| PROCURATION | • procuration n. The act of procuring; procurement. • procuration n. The management of another’s affairs. • procuration n. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. |
| PROCURATORS | • procurators n. Plural of procurator. • PROCURATOR n. a person who is employed to manage the affairs of another or is authorized to act on behalf of another in any business, also PROCUREUR. |
| PROCURATORY | • procuratory adj. Tending to, or authorizing, procuration. • PROCURATORY n. authorization to act for another. |
| PROMULGATOR | • promulgator n. A person who promulgates; a publisher. • PROMULGATOR n. one who promulgates. |
| PROSAUROPOD | • prosauropod n. Any member of the Prosauropoda, a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and small head… • PROSAUROPOD n. a reptile-like dinosaur of the division Prosauropoda which lived in the Triassic period. |
| PROTANDROUS | • protandrous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protandry. • protandrous adj. (Botany) Whose male parts (anthers) becomes mature before the female ones (stigma). • protandrous adj. (Botany) Whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature. |
| PROVOCATEUR | • provocateur n. One who engages in provocative behavior. • provocateur n. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts. • PROVOCATEUR n. (French) one who provokes others to commit a crime. |