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peripterous

peripterous adjective: surrounded by a single row of columns.

Adjective

peripterous (not comparable)

  1. Surrounded by a single row of columns.
    • peripterous edifice
    • peripterous nave
  2. Feathered all around.
  3. Surrounded by a wing or border.
    • peripterous pericarp
    • peripterous pollen grains

Origin of peripterous

From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -ous.

Questions about peripterous

What does peripterous mean?
Peripterous means surrounded by a single row of columns.
What part of speech is peripterous?
Peripterous is an adjective.

Words near peripterous in the dictionary

  1. peripteral
  2. peripterals
  3. peripteries
  4. peripteroi
  5. peripteros
  6. peripterous
  7. peripters
  8. periptery
  9. periptychid
  10. periptychids
  11. peripuberal

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