| HOMOCHROMOUS | • homochromous adj. (Botany) Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same colour. • HOMOCHROMOUS adj. monochromatic. |
| HOMOEOMEROUS | • homoeomerous adj. (Biology) Having similar quantities or variations pertaining to parts of structure. • homoeomerous adj. Being the same whether whole or divided into parts. • homœomerous adj. Obsolete form of homoeomerous. |
| HOMOEOMORPHS | • homœomorphs n. Plural of homœomorph. • HOMOEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMEOMORPH. |
| HOMOIOMEROUS | • homoiomerous adj. Alternative form of homoeomerous. • HOMOIOMEROUS adj. having all the somites alike, also HOMEOMERIC, HOMEOMEROUS, HOMOEOMERIC, HOMOEOMEROUS. |
| HOMOMORPHOUS | • homomorphous adj. Characterized by homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHOUS adj. alike in form, esp. if essentially different otherwise. |
| MONOMORPHOUS | • monomorphous adj. Monomorphic. • MONOMORPHOUS adj. existing in one form only. |
| ODONTOPHORES | • odontophores n. Plural of odontophore. • ODONTOPHORE n. the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| OMBROPHOBOUS | • ombrophobous adj. Synonym of ombrophobic. • OMBROPHOBOUS adj. of or like an ombrophobe, a plant thriving only in desert conditions. |
| ORTHOTROPOUS | • orthotropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex. • ORTHOTROPOUS adj. growing straight, so that the micropyle is opposite the stalk. |
| OSTEOPOROSES | • osteoporoses n. Plural of osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | • osteoporosis n. (Pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become… • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
| OSTEOPOROTIC | • osteoporotic adj. Relating to osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROTIC adj. relating to osteoporosis. |
| PROSOPOPOEIA | • prosopopoeia n. (Rhetoric) An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of… • prosopopoeia n. Personification of an abstraction. • prosopopœia n. Obsolete typography of prosopopoeia. |
| SPOROPHOROUS | • sporophorous adj. Relating to sporophores. • sporophorous adj. Having spores. • SPOROPHOROUS adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHORIC. |