| ENDOPHAGOUS | • endophagous adj. (Biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism. • ENDOPHAGOUS adj. exhibiting endophagy, cannibalism within a tribe. |
| GONOPHOROUS | • GONOPHOROUS adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHORIC. |
| GROUNDPLOTS | • GROUNDPLOT n. the plot of ground on which a building stands. |
| HYPNOGENOUS | • hypnogenous adj. Inducing sleep. • hypnogenous adj. Inducing hypnosis. • HYPNOGENOUS adj. relating to the production of hypnotic sleep, also HYPNOGENETIC, HYPNOGENIC. |
| MONOPHAGOUS | • monophagous adj. (Biology) That eats only one kind of food. • monophagous adj. That (prefers to) eat alone. • MONOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on only one type of food. |
| OUTPOURINGS | • outpourings n. Plural of outpouring. • OUTPOURING n. the act of outpouring. |
| OUTSCOOPING | • outscooping v. Present participle of outscoop. • OUTSCOOP v. to surpass in scooping. |
| OUTSPORTING | • outsporting v. Present participle of outsport. • OUTSPORT v. (Shakespeare) to sport beyond the limits of. |
| PATHOGENOUS | • pathogenous adj. Pathogenic; causing disease. • PATHOGENOUS adj. producing disease, also PATHOGENETIC, PATHOGENIC. |
| PHILOGYNOUS | • philogynous adj. Fond of women. • PHILOGYNOUS adj. loving women. |
| PHLEGMONOUS | • phlegmonous adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing phlegmon. • PHLEGMONOUS adj. of or like a phlegmon, also PHLEGMONIC, PHLEGMONOID. |
| PORRIGINOUS | • porriginous adj. Having or relating to the disease porrigo. • PORRIGINOUS adj. suffering from porrigo, a scalp disease that causes baldness. |
| PROGNATHOUS | • prognathous adj. Having jaws that project forward more than is usual. • PROGNATHOUS adj. having a jaw that projects forward, also PROGNATHIC. |
| PROTOGYNOUS | • protogynous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protogyny. • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers). • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids. |
| SAPROGENOUS | • saprogenous adj. Saprogenic. • SAPROGENOUS adj. growing on decaying material; causing putrefaction. |
| SNOWPLOUGHS | • snowploughs n. Plural of snowplough. • snow␣ploughs n. Plural of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH n. an implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc. |
| SPOROGENOUS | • sporogenous adj. Relating to sporogenesis. • SPOROGENOUS adj. of tissue or cells in which the spores are formed. |
| SPOROGONIUM | • sporogonium n. The sporophyte of a bryophyte (moss, liverwort or hornwort), generally consisting of a foot, seta and capsule. • SPOROGONIUM n. an organ that produces asexual spores in mosses. |
| UNPOISONING | • unpoisoning v. Present participle of unpoison. • UNPOISON v. to rid of poison. |