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acrostichoid

acrostichoid adjective: whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.

Adjective

acrostichoid (not comparable)

  1. Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.

Origin of acrostichoid

From taxonomic name Acrostichum + -oid.

Questions about acrostichoid

What does acrostichoid mean?
Acrostichoid means whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
What part of speech is acrostichoid?
Acrostichoid is an adjective.

Words near acrostichoid in the dictionary

  1. acrostically
  2. acrostich
  3. acrostichaceous
  4. acrostichal
  5. acrostichic
  6. acrostichoid
  7. acrostichs
  8. acrosticism
  9. acrostick
  10. acrosticke
  11. acrostickes

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