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cauliflory

cauliflory noun: the quality of being cauliflorous.

Noun

cauliflory (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being cauliflorous.
    • Stebbins (1974) reported that cauliflory is present in species belonging to most of the larger tropical families and that these species, derived from ancestors living in a more open environment, secondarily entered the rain forest.1990, Shirley Ann Owens, The Development of Cauliflory in Cercis Canadensis (Fabaceae)

cauliflory meaning in Tamil

cauliflory in Tamil

தண்டு மலர்கள்

Origin of cauliflory

From caul(is) + -i- + flor (“flower”) + -y (“noun suffix”).

Questions about cauliflory

What does cauliflory mean?
Cauliflory means the quality of being cauliflorous.
What is cauliflory in Tamil?
Cauliflory in Tamil is தண்டு மலர்கள். See Cauliflory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cauliflory?
Cauliflory is a noun.

Words near cauliflory in the dictionary

  1. caulies
  2. cauliferous
  3. caulifloret
  4. cauliflorets
  5. cauliflorous
  6. cauliflory
  7. cauliflower
  8. cauliflower cheese
  9. cauliflower coral
  10. cauliflower ear
  11. cauliflower ears

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