| ACTINOMORPHOUS | • actinomorphous adj. (Botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern. • ACTINOMORPHOUS adj. radially symmetric, also ACTINOMORPHIC. |
| AILOUROPHOBIAS | • AILOUROPHOBIA n. fear of cats. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONS | • boustrophedons n. Plural of boustrophedon. • BOUSTROPHEDON n. (Greek) a method of writing in which lines are written alternately in opposite direction, from left to right, and right to left. |
| CHLOROPHYLLOUS | • chlorophyllous adj. (Botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis. • CHLOROPHYLLOUS adj. of or like chlorophyll, also CHLOROPHYLLOID. |
| CONIDIOPHOROUS | • CONIDIOPHOROUS adj. of or like a conidiophore, a hypha that produces conidia. |
| GALACTOPHOROUS | • galactophorous adj. (Anatomy) Milk-carrying; applied to the ducts of mammary glands. • GALACTOPHOROUS adj. bearing milk. |
| HETEROMORPHOUS | • heteromorphous adj. (Biology) heteromorphic. • HETEROMORPHOUS adj. having different forms, also HETEROMORPHIC. |
| HOMOEOMORPHOUS | • homoeomorphous adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of homeomorphous. • homœomorphous adj. Obsolete form of homoeomorphous. • HOMOEOMORPHOUS adj. of two geometrical figures, such that one can be converted into the other by distortion. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| ORNITHOPHILOUS | • ornithophilous adj. Thriving in the presence of birds. • ornithophilous adj. (Botany) Pollinated by birds. • ORNITHOPHILOUS adj. of flowers, pollinated by birds. |
| ORTHOCEPHALOUS | • orthocephalous adj. Alternative form of orthocephalic. • ORTHOCEPHALOUS adj. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length, also ORTHOCEPHALIC. |
| POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
| PROLOCUTORSHIP | • prolocutorship n. The rank or office of a prolocutor. • PROLOCUTORSHIP n. the office of a prolocutor, a spokesman. |
| PSEUDOMORPHOUS | • pseudomorphous adj. Not having the true form. • PSEUDOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a pseudomorph, also PSEUDOMORPHIC. |
| RHYNCHOPHOROUS | • rhynchophorous adj. Belonging to genus Rhynchophorus. • RHYNCHOPHOROUS adj. of or belonging to the Rhynchophora; snouted. |
| SIPHONOPHOROUS | • siphonophorous adj. Of or relating to the siphonophores. • SIPHONOPHOROUS adj. of or like a siphonophore, a type of colonial hydrozoan. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |
| TROPHONEUROSES | • trophoneuroses n. Plural of trophoneurosis. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| TROPHONEUROSIS | • trophoneurosis n. (Medicine, archaic) Synonym of trophesy. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |