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dedalous

dedalous is the alternative form of daedalous.

Meaning of daedalous

Adjective

daedalous (comparative more daedalous, superlative most daedalous)

  1. (archaic) Of leaves: having a variously cut or incised margin; irregularly jagged, though not arcuate.
  2. (archaic) Wavy and irregularly plaited, like the hymenium of some agarics.

Forms of dedalous

comparativemore dedalous
superlativemost dedalous

Questions about dedalous

What is dedalous the alternative form of?
Dedalous is the alternative form of daedalous.

Words near dedalous in the dictionary

  1. Ded Moroz
  2. ded reckoning
  3. ded reckonings
  4. dedal
  5. Dedalian
  6. dedalous
  7. Dedan
  8. Dedanim
  9. Dedanite
  10. Dedanites
  11. dedans

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