| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| ASPERSORIUMS | • aspersoriums n. Plural of aspersorium. • ASPERSORIUM n. a basin for holy water. |
| COMPRESSURES | • compressures n. Plural of compressure. • COMPRESSURE n. the act of compressing. |
| LEPROSARIUMS | • leprosariums n. Plural of leprosarium. • LEPROSARIUM n. a hospital for lepers. |
| MACROPTEROUS | • macropterous adj. Having long wings or fins. • MACROPTEROUS adj. having large wings or fins. |
| MICROPTEROUS | • micropterous adj. (Entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. • MICROPTEROUS adj. having small wings or fins. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PERIOSTRACUM | • periostracum n. (Malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells. • PERIOSTRACUM n. the horny outer layer of a mollusc's shell. |
| PRECOMPUTERS | • precomputers adv. (Informal) Before the availability of computers. • precomputers n. Plural of precomputer. |
| PROCEREBRUMS | • PROCEREBRUM n. the forebrain, the prosencephalon. |
| PROCUREMENTS | • procurements n. Plural of procurement. • PROCUREMENT n. the act of procuring. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| PSEUDOMARTYR | • pseudomartyr n. One who dies like a martyr but (e.g. because of heretical religious views) is not a true martyr. • PSEUDOMARTYR n. a false martyr. |
| SUPERBOMBERS | • superbombers n. Plural of superbomber. • SUPERBOMBER n. a very large bomber. |
| SUPERORGASMS | • superorgasms n. Plural of superorgasm. • SUPERORGASM n. an extreme orgasm. |
| SUPERPOLYMER | • superpolymer n. (Chemistry, dated) Any aliphatic polyester. • SUPERPOLYMER n. a superior polymer. |
| SUPERSTARDOM | • superstardom n. The status or position of a superstar. • SUPERSTARDOM n. being a superstar. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |