| CARPOPHORE | • carpophore n. (Botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants. • carpophore n. (Mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| FROGHOPPER | • froghopper n. Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae… • FROGHOPPER n. a froth-fly, aka spittlebug. |
| PLEROPHORY | • plerophory n. Fullness, especially of conviction or persuasion; the state of being fully persuaded. • PLEROPHORY n. full conviction, also PLEROPHORIA. |
| PORPHYRIOS | • porphyrios n. Plural of porphyrio. • PORPHYRIO n. any bird of the purple-coot genus Porphyrio. |
| PORPHYROID | • porphyroid n. (Mineralogy) A crystalline and schistose rock containing porphyritic crystals of feldspar. • PORPHYROID n. a metamorphic rock having a texture characterized by large crystals set in a finer groundmass. |
| PORPHYROUS | • porphyrous adj. Of or crafted from porphyry. • porphyrous adj. Of purple hue, like that of porphyry. • PORPHYROUS adj. purple. |
| PRONEPHROI | • pronephroi n. Plural of pronephros. • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PRONEPHROS | • pronephros n. (Anatomy) A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos. • PRONEPHROS n. a primitive kidney that disappears early in embryonic development. |
| PROTOTROPH | • prototroph n. (Biology) Any microorganism that can synthesize its nutrients from inorganic material. • PROTOTROPH n. a bacterium feeding only on inorganic matter. |
| PYROPHORIC | • pyrophoric adj. Spontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state. • pyrophoric adj. Producing sparks, especially by friction. • pyrophoric adj. (Fire investigation) Able to oxidize with exposure to atmospheric oxygen at normal temperatures. |
| PYROPHORUS | • pyrophorus n. A substance capable of taking fire spontaneously on exposure to the air, especially in a finely divided state. • Pyrophorus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – fire beetles, bioluminescent click beetles. • PYROPHORUS n. any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on exposure to air. |
| ROCKHOPPER | • rockhopper n. The rockhopper penguin. • rockhopper n. Any of the jumping bristletails in the order Archaeognatha. • ROCKHOPPER n. a crested penguin. |
| SAPROTROPH | • saprotroph n. An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing… • SAPROTROPH n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROBIONT. |
| SPIROPHORE | • spirophore n. (Historical) A device for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump. • SPIROPHORE n. an apparatus for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump. |
| SPOROPHORE | • sporophore n. A spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores. • sporophore n. A sporophyte, or spore-producing plant. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |