| CARPOLOGY | • carpology n. The study of the structure of seeds and fruit. • CARPOLOGY n. the study of fruits and seeds. |
| COPROLOGY | • coprology n. Scatology. • COPROLOGY n. the study of pornography. |
| GYNOPHORE | • gynophore n. (Botany) The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea… • GYNOPHORE n. the pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. |
| GYROPILOT | • GYROPILOT n. a type of automatic pilot. |
| GYROSCOPE | • gyroscope n. An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of… • GYROSCOPE n. a wheel or disc mounted so that it can spin rapidly about an axis which itself can rotate about either of two other axes perpendicular to it and to each other. |
| OROGRAPHY | • orography n. (Geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. • orography n. The orographic features of a region. • OROGRAPHY n. the branch of physical geography which deals with the formation and features of mountains, also OREOGRAPHY. |
| PATROLOGY | • patrology n. (Theology) the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers. • patrology n. A handbook or published collection of patristic literature. • PATROLOGY n. the study of early Christianity. |
| PETROLOGY | • petrology n. (Geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock. • PETROLOGY n. the geological study of rocks. |
| PROTOGYNY | • protogyny n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male. • protogyny n. (Botany) The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones. • PROTOGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| SPOROGENY | • sporogeny n. Sporogenesis. • SPOROGENY n. the production of spores. |
| SPOROGONY | • sporogony n. The formation of sporozoites from spores or zygotes. • SPOROGONY n. the growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. |
| TROPOLOGY | • tropology n. (Rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). • tropology n. (Theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative… • tropology n. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes. |
| ZOOGRAPHY | • zoography n. A description of animals, their forms, and habits; descriptive zoology. • zoögraphy n. Alternative spelling of zoography. • ZOOGRAPHY n. the painting or description of animals. |
| ZYGOSPORE | • zygospore n. (Botany) A zygosperm. • zygospore n. (Botany) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores. • ZYGOSPORE n. a spore formed by union of two similar cells, also ZYGOSPERM. |