| AGAMOSPERMIES | • AGAMOSPERMY n. the formation of seeds without fertilisation. |
| ANGIOSPERMOUS | • angiospermous adj. (Botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp. • ANGIOSPERMOUS adj. like an angiosperm, also ANGIOSPERMAL. |
| BIOPROSPECTED | • bioprospected v. Simple past tense and past participle of bioprospect. • bioprospected adj. Obtained by bioprospecting. |
| BIOPROSPECTOR | • bioprospector n. One who engages in bioprospecting. |
| CYCLOSPERMOUS | • CYCLOSPERMOUS adj. with the embryo bent round the endosperm. |
| DISGOSPELLING | • DISGOSPELLING adj. (Milton) withholding the gospel. |
| GYMNOSPERMIES | • GYMNOSPERMY n. the state of being gymnospermous, having a naked seed. |
| 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. |
| INTROSPECTING | • introspecting v. Present participle of introspect. • INTROSPECT v. to look inwards. |
| INTROSPECTION | • introspection n. (Psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of… • introspection n. (Object-oriented programming) Clipping of type introspection. • INTROSPECTION n. a reflective looking inward. |
| INTROSPECTIVE | • introspective adj. Examining one’s own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself. • INTROSPECTIVE adj. relating to introspection, also INTROSPECTIONAL. |
| LITHOSPERMUMS | • lithospermums n. Plural of lithospermum. • LITHOSPERMUM n. a kind of flower. |
| OLIGOSPERMIAS | • oligospermias n. Plural of oligospermia. • OLIGOSPERMIA n. the condition of having less than the normal number of spermatozoa in the semen, a cause of infertility in men. |
| PROSPECTIVELY | • prospectively adv. In a prospective manner. • PROSPECTIVE adv. relating to or effective in the future. |
| PTERIDOSPERMS | • pteridosperms n. Plural of pteridosperm. • PTERIDOSPERM n. an extinct group of seed plants which bore fernlike leaves. |
| RETROSPECTING | • retrospecting v. Present participle of retrospect. • RETROSPECT v. to engage in retrospection. |
| RETROSPECTION | • retrospection n. The deliberate recall of past events. • RETROSPECTION n. the act or an instance of surveying the past. |
| RETROSPECTIVE | • retrospective adj. Of, relating to, or contemplating the past. • retrospective adj. Looking backwards. • retrospective adj. Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive. |