| 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. |
| CHIROPTEROUS | • CHIROPTEROUS adj. relating to the Chiroptera, bats. |
| CURATORSHIPS | • curatorships n. Plural of curatorship. • CURATORSHIP n. the office of curator. |
| NEUROTROPHIC | • neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PERITRICHOUS | • peritrichous adj. (Biology) Having flagella around the body or around the mouth. • PERITRICHOUS adj. having flagella uniformly distributed over the body. |
| PREAUTHORIZE | • preauthorize v. To authorize in advance. |
| PYRRHULOXIAS | • pyrrhuloxias n. Plural of pyrrhuloxia. • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| RHIZOCARPOUS | • rhizocarpous adj. (Botany) Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering stems; said of all perennial herbs. • RHIZOCARPOUS adj. of or like a rhizocarp, also RHIZOCARPIC. |
| SCROPHULARIA | • Scrophularia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – the figworts, native principally to Asia. • SCROPHULARIA n. a plant of the figwort genus. |
| SUPERHEROINE | • superheroine n. A heroine with supernatural powers; a female superhero. • SUPERHEROINE n. an exceptional heroine. |
| SUPERIORSHIP | • superiorship n. The monastic role or position of superior. • SUPERIORSHIP n. the office of superior. |
| SURVEYORSHIP | • surveyorship n. The rank or office of a surveyor. • SURVEYORSHIP n. the office of surveyor. |
| SURVIVORSHIP | • survivorship n. The state of being a survivor. • survivorship n. (Biology) The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood. • survivorship n. (Law) A right whereby a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another… |
| URANOGRAPHIC | • uranographic adj. Of or relating to uranography. • URANOGRAPHIC adj. relating to uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping, also URANOGRAPHICAL. |