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maloid

maloid noun: a species in the Maloideae subfamily, which includes apples and pears.

Noun

maloid (plural maloids)

  1. A species in the Maloideae subfamily, which includes apples and pears.
    • Assessing the evolutionary impact of the versatile breeding behavior of maloids also requires not only more robust measures of its frequency in natural populations but also much further study of the cellular mechanisms of apomixis, and its association with polyploidy, self-compatibility, and...1991, Timothy A. Dickinson, “Evolution in the Maloideae (Rosaceae) -Introduction”, in Systematic Botany, volume 16, number 2, Oromo, M.E.: American Society of Plant Taxonomists, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC...

Adjective

maloid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Maloideae subfamily.
    • Other maloid genera with hard nutlets are Cotoneaster, Hesperomeles, Osteomeles, and Pyracantba, but each of these is quite different from Mespilus and Crataegus.2003, James B. Phipps, Robert J. O'Kennon, Ronald W. Lance, Hawthorns and Medlars, Portland, O.R.: Timber Press, →ISBN, page 57

Forms of maloid

pluralmaloids

Questions about maloid

What does maloid mean?
Maloid means a species in the Maloideae subfamily, which includes apples and pears.
What part of speech is maloid?
Maloid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of maloid?
The plural of maloid is maloids.

Words near maloid in the dictionary

  1. malodourous
  2. malodourousness
  3. malodours
  4. maloga bean
  5. maloga beans
  6. maloid
  7. maloids
  8. maloik
  9. maloiks
  10. malojilla
  11. malojillo

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