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emprosthodromous

emprosthodromous adjective: of a flower: such that the genetic spiral on its shortest way from the bract to the outermost perianth-segment passes outside the flower, farthest from the axis.

Adjective

emprosthodromous (not comparable)

  1. Of a flower: such that the genetic spiral on its shortest way from the bract to the outermost perianth-segment passes outside the flower, farthest from the axis.

Origin of emprosthodromous

From emprostho- + -dromous.

Questions about emprosthodromous

What does emprosthodromous mean?
Emprosthodromous means of a flower: such that the genetic spiral on its shortest way from the bract to the outermost perianth-segment passes outside the flower, farthest from the axis.
What part of speech is emprosthodromous?
Emprosthodromous is an adjective.

Words near emprosthodromous in the dictionary

  1. emprisonments
  2. emprisons
  3. emprize
  4. emprizes
  5. emprostho-
  6. emprosthodromous
  7. emprosthotonos
  8. emprosthotonus
  9. emprove
  10. emprovement
  11. emproves

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