| ANGIOSPERMOUS | • angiospermous adj. (Botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp. • ANGIOSPERMOUS adj. like an angiosperm, also ANGIOSPERMAL. |
| CLEISTOGAMOUS | • cleistogamous adj. (Botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy. • CLEISTOGAMOUS adj. relating to cleistogamy, the production of small inconspicuous closed self-pollinating flowers additional to and often more fruitful than showier ones on the same plant, also CLEISTOGAMIC. |
| CYCLOSPERMOUS | • CYCLOSPERMOUS adj. with the embryo bent round the endosperm. |
| GEITONOGAMOUS | • geitonogamous adj. Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy. • GEITONOGAMOUS adj. relating to geitonogamy, pollination of a flower by another flower on the same plant. |
| GYMNOSPERMOUS | • gymnospermous adj. (Botany) Having seeds that are not protected in a capsule. • gymnospermous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a gymnosperm. • GYMNOSPERMOUS adj. having a naked seed. |
| HOMEOTHERMOUS | • HOMEOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
| MONOTHALAMOUS | • monothalamous adj. (Botany) Whose spikelets are all similar. • monothalamous adj. (Zoology) Having a single chamber. • MONOTHALAMOUS adj. of an animal or protist, having a shell, test, or skeleton with a single chamber. |
| NONAUTONOMOUS | • nonautonomous adj. Not autonomous. • NONAUTONOMOUS adj. not autonomous. |
| NONMONOGAMOUS | • nonmonogamous adj. Not monogamous. • NONMONOGAMOUS adj. not monogamous. |
| PHANEROGAMOUS | • phanerogamous adj. Phanerogamic. • PHANEROGAMOUS adj. like a phanerogam, a seed-plant or spermatophyte, also PHANEROGAMIC. |
| PLAGIOSTOMOUS | • plagiostomous adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Plagiostomi. • PLAGIOSTOMOUS adj. of or like a plagiostome, also PLAGIOSTOMATOUS. |
| POLYCHOTOMOUS | • polychotomous adj. Divisible or separable into multiple groups or pieces. • POLYCHOTOMOUS adj. dividing or marked by division into many parts, branches, or classes. |
| POLYTHALAMOUS | • polythalamous adj. (Zoology) Having many chambers. • POLYTHALAMOUS adj. having many chambers. |
| PUSILLANIMOUS | • pusillanimous adj. Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity. • PUSILLANIMOUS adj. lacking courage, timid. |
| SCLERODERMOUS | • sclerodermous adj. Relating to scleroderma. • SCLERODERMOUS adj. hard-skinned; having bony armour. |
| TETRADYNAMOUS | • tetradynamous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others. • TETRADYNAMOUS adj. having six stamens, two shorter than the other four. |