| ACOTYLEDONOUS | • acotyledonous adj. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc. • ACOTYLEDONOUS adj. relating to an acotyledon. |
| ANDROGYNOUSLY | • androgynously adv. In an androgynous manner. |
| AUTOPOLYPLOID | • autopolyploid adj. (Genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling. • autopolyploid n. Any organism of this kind. • AUTOPOLYPLOID n. an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| COMPENDIOUSLY | • compendiously adv. In a compendious manner. • COMPENDIOUS adv. concise but comprehensive. |
| CONDYLOMATOUS | • condylomatous adj. Relating to condyloma. • CONDYLOMATOUS adj. of or like a condyloma. |
| CONFOUNDINGLY | • confoundingly adv. In a confounding way. • CONFOUNDING adv. CONFOUND, to confuse, frustrate. |
| COUNTERMELODY | • countermelody n. (Music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody. • counter-melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. • counter␣melody n. Alternative form of countermelody. |
| DEVOLUTIONARY | • devolutionary adj. Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution. • DEVOLUTIONARY adj. relating to devolution. |
| DICHOTOMOUSLY | • dichotomously adv. In a dichotomous manner. • DICHOTOMOUS adv. forking into two equal branches. |
| DISHONOURABLY | • dishonourably adv. (Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably. • DISHONOURABLE adv. not honourable, also DISHONORABLE. |
| EUDICOTYLEDON | • eudicotyledon n. (Botany) Alternative form of eudicot. • EUDICOTYLEDON n. an angiosperm having two cotyledons in the seed. |
| ISOSPONDYLOUS | • isospondylous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Isospondyli. • isospondylous adj. (Zoology) Having the anterior vertebrae separate and normal. • ISOSPONDYLOUS adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli, an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike. |
| MONODACTYLOUS | • monodactylous adj. (Of an animal) Having a single digit on each limb, especially a single claw that can be used to grasp. • MONODACTYLOUS adj. one-toed or one-fingered. |
| ODORIFEROUSLY | • odoriferously adv. In an odoriferous manner. • ODORIFEROUS adv. giving off an odour; morally offensive, also ODIFEROUS. |
| OPENMOUTHEDLY | • openmouthedly adv. With the mouth open, especially in astonishment. • OPENMOUTHED adv. vociferous. |
| POLYADELPHOUS | • polyadelphous adj. (Botany) Having stamens combined in more than two groups. • POLYADELPHOUS adj. of stamens, united in several bundles; having the stamens so united. |
| POLYDACTYLOUS | • polydactylous adj. Having more than the normal number of digits. • POLYDACTYLOUS adj. having too many fingers or toes. |
| UNMELODIOUSLY | • unmelodiously adv. In an unmelodious manner. |
| ZYGODACTYLOUS | • zygodactylous adj. (Ornithology) Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward. • ZYGODACTYLOUS adj. of or like a zygodactyl, having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |