| AMPHITROPOUS | • amphitropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other. • AMPHITROPOUS adj. of an ovule, with its point of attachment in the middle. |
| COPROPHILOUS | • coprophilous adj. Living in, or growing on excrement. • COPROPHILOUS adj. growing or living on dung. |
| NONPURPOSIVE | • nonpurposive adj. Not purposive. • NONPURPOSIVE adj. not purposive. |
| OPPORTUNISMS | • opportunisms n. Plural of opportunism. • OPPORTUNISM n. the practice of regulating actions by favourable opportunities rather than consistent principles. |
| OPPORTUNISTS | • opportunists n. Plural of opportunist. • OPPORTUNIST n. one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism. |
| OUTCROPPINGS | • outcroppings n. Plural of outcropping. • OUTCROPPING n. an outcrop. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PITTOSPORUMS | • pittosporums n. Plural of pittosporum. • PITTOSPORUM n. any of numerous chiefly subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PROPITIOUSLY | • propitiously adv. In a propitious manner. • PROPITIOUS adv. favorably disposed, benevolent; auspicious. |
| PROPUGNATION | • propugnation n. (Obsolete) means of defence; defence. • PROPUGNATION n. (Shakespeare) defence. |
| REPOPULATION | • repopulation n. The act of repopulating, especially with a species that might otherwise die out in an area. • REPOPULATION n. the act of repopulating. |
| TROPOPHILOUS | • tropophilous adj. (Biology) Adapted to seasonal changes. • TROPOPHILOUS adj. flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate. |
| UNPROPITIOUS | • unpropitious adj. Not propitious; unfavourable, untimely. • UNPROPITIOUS adj. not propitious. |