| ACRODROMOUS | • acrodromous adj. (Botany) Alternative form of acrodrome. • ACRODROMOUS adj. of the veins in a leaf, running parallel to the edges of the leaf and fusing at the tip, also ACRODROME. |
| HOMEOMEROUS | • homeomerous adj. (Archaic) Alternative form of homoeomerous. • HOMEOMEROUS adj. having all the somites alike, also HOMEOMERIC, HOMOEOMERIC, HOMOEOMEROUS, HOMOIOMEROUS. |
| HOMOPTEROUS | • homopterous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects. • HOMOPTEROUS adj. relating to the Homoptera, aphids, cicadas, and scale insects. |
| HOMOSPOROUS | • homosporous adj. (Botany) producing spores of the same size and type. • HOMOSPOROUS adj. producing only one size or kind of spore, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| HORMOGONIUM | • hormogonium n. (Biology) A small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division… • HORMOGONIUM n. a portion of a filament in many cyanobacteria that becomes detached as a reproductive body. |
| IMPOSTOROUS | • IMPOSTOROUS adj. relating to imposture, also IMPOSTUROUS. |
| ISOMORPHOUS | • isomorphous adj. Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism. • ISOMORPHOUS adj. similar in form. |
| MICROPOROUS | • microporous adj. (Of a material) Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres. • MICROPOROUS adj. of or like a micropore. |
| MONOCARPOUS | • monocarpous adj. Synonym of monocarpic. • MONOCARPOUS adj. having only one ovary; producing one fruit, also MONOCARPIC. |
| MONOLATROUS | • monolatrous adj. Worshipping only one god. • MONOLATROUS adj. worshipping one god only out of many believed to exist. |
| MOTONEURONS | • motoneurons n. Plural of motoneuron. • MOTONEURON n. a neuron that passes from the central nervous system toward a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| MOTORMOUTHS | • motormouths n. Plural of motormouth. • motor-mouths n. Plural of motor-mouth. • motor␣mouths n. Plural of motor mouth. |
| OLIGOMEROUS | • oligomerous adj. (Biology) Having only a few members in a particular organ. • OLIGOMEROUS adj. having few parts; having fewer members than the other whorls of a flower. |
| OMBROGENOUS | • ombrogenous adj. (Of peat or a bog) Dependant on rain. • OMBROGENOUS adj. of plants, able to flourish in wet conditions. |
| OUTDOORSMAN | • outdoorsman n. A man who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports. • OUTDOORSMAN n. one who spends much time in the outdoors or in outdoor activities. |
| OUTDOORSMEN | • outdoorsmen n. Plural of outdoorsman. • OUTDOORSMAN n. one who spends much time in the outdoors or in outdoor activities. |
| POLYAMOROUS | • polyamorous adj. Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory. • polyamorous adj. Open to having such relationships, regardless of one’s experience or current practices. • POLYAMOROUS adj. related to polyamory, the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time. |
| POORMOUTHED | • poormouthed v. Simple past tense and past participle of poormouth. • POORMOUTH v. to complain about being poor. |
| 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. |