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subopposite

subopposite adjective: not quite opposite: (botany) said of leaves that are neither alternate nor quite opposite.

Adjective

subopposite (not comparable)

  1. Not quite opposite: (botany) said of leaves that are neither alternate nor quite opposite.

Origin of subopposite

From sub- + opposite.

Questions about subopposite

What does subopposite mean?
Subopposite means not quite opposite: (botany) said of leaves that are neither alternate nor quite opposite.
What part of speech is subopposite?
Subopposite is an adjective.

Words near subopposite in the dictionary

  1. suboperculars
  2. suboperculum
  3. suboperon
  4. suboperonic
  5. suboperons
  6. subopposite
  7. suboptic
  8. suboptical
  9. suboptima
  10. suboptimal
  11. suboptimalities

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