| APOGEE | • apogee n. (Astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. • apogee n. (Astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet… • apogee n. (Possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is… |
| APOGAMY | • apogamy n. (Botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud. • APOGAMY n. a form of plant reproduction. |
| APOGEAL | • apogeal adj. Connected with the apogee. • APOGEAL adj. relating to an apogee, the outermost point in an orbit, also APOGAEIC, APOGEAN, APOGEIC. |
| APOGEAN | • apogean adj. Connected with the apogee. • APOGEAN adj. relating to an apogee, the outermost point in an orbit, also APOGAEIC, APOGEAL, APOGEIC. |
| APOGEES | • apogees n. Plural of apogee. • APOGEE n. the farthest point from the earth of a heavenly body. |
| APOGEIC | • apogeic adj. Pertaining to the apogee. • apogeic adj. (Figuratively) Climactic. • APOGEIC adj. relating to an apogee, the outermost point in an orbit, also APOGAEIC, APOGEAL, APOGEAN. |
| APOGAEIC | • apogaeic adj. Alternative form of apogeic. • APOGAEIC adj. relating to an apogee, the outermost point in an orbit, also APOGEAL, APOGEAN, APOGEIC. |
| APOGAMIC | • apogamic adj. (Botany) Of or relating to apogamy. • APOGAMIC adj. relating to apogamy, interbreeding in a separated group which has no characteristic differentiating it from parents. |
| APOGRAPH | • apograph n. (Textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph). • APOGRAPH n. an exact copy. |
| APOGAMIES | • APOGAMY n. a form of plant reproduction. |
| APOGAMOUS | • apogamous adj. Relating to apogamy. • APOGAMOUS adj. engaging in apogamy, asexual reproduction. |
| APOGRAPHS | • apographs n. Plural of apograph. • APOGRAPH n. an exact copy. |
| SAPOGENIN | • sapogenin n. (Organic chemistry) The steroid constituent of the glycoside saponin. • SAPOGENIN n. a compound derived from saponin, often used in synthesizing steroid hormones. |
| SAPOGENINS | • sapogenins n. Plural of sapogenin. • SAPOGENIN n. a compound derived from saponin, often used in synthesizing steroid hormones. |
| APOGAMOUSLY | • APOGAMOUS adv. engaging in apogamy, asexual reproduction. |
| APOGEOTROPIC | • apogeotropic adj. Opposite to geotropic; thus… • APOGEOTROPIC adj. bending up or away from the ground. |
| APOGEOTROPISM | • apogeotropism n. (Botany) An apogeotropic tendency. • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |
| APOGEOTROPISMS | • APOGEOTROPISM n. bending up or away from the ground. |