| ANASTOMOSING | • anastomosing v. Present participle of anastomose. • anastomosing adj. (Mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins. • anastomosing adj. (Geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore. |
| ANGIOSARCOMA | • angiosarcoma n. (Oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue. • ANGIOSARCOMA n. a malignant tumour of the vascular epithelia, occurring e.g. in the liver. |
| CHASMOGAMOUS | • chasmogamous adj. Exhibiting chasmogamy. • CHASMOGAMOUS adj. relating to chasmogamy, the opening of a flower in order to be fertilized, also CHASMOGAMIC. |
| CHAULMOOGRAS | • chaulmoogras n. Plural of chaulmoogra. • CHAULMOOGRA n. a kind of Asian tree, yielding an oil used in the treatment of leprosy, also CHAULMUGRA. |
| GAMOPETALOUS | • gamopetalous adj. (Botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a… • GAMOPETALOUS adj. petals partially fused. |
| GAMOSEPALOUS | • gamosepalous adj. (Botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals. • GAMOSEPALOUS adj. with sepals partly united. |
| GLAUCOMATOUS | • glaucomatous adj. Having the nature of glaucoma. • GLAUCOMATOUS adj. affected by glaucoma. |
| GLIOBLASTOMA | • glioblastoma n. A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain. • GLIOBLASTOMA n. a malignant tumour of the central nervous system. |
| HARMONOGRAMS | • harmonograms n. Plural of harmonogram. • HARMONOGRAM n. a curve drawn by a harmonograph. |
| MACROPHAGOUS | • macrophagous adj. (Zoology) That feeds on relatively large particles or prey. • MACROPHAGOUS adj. of an animal, feeding on relatively large particles of food. |
| MALACOLOGIES | • MALACOLOGY n. the study of molluscs. |
| MALACOLOGIST | • malacologist n. A person who studies molluscs; a specialist in malacology. • MALACOLOGIST n. a student of molluscs. |
| MALLOPHAGOUS | • mallophagous adj. Feeding on feathers. • MALLOPHAGOUS adj. relating to the Mallophaga, an order of wingless parasitic insects, bird-lice or biting-lice. |
| PHAENOGAMOUS | • phaenogamous adj. (Botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering. • PHAENOGAMOUS adj. of or like a phaenogam, a flowering plant, also PHAENOGAMIC. |