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systylious

systylious adjective: in which the operculum remains attached to the columella after dehiscence.

Adjective

systylious (not comparable)

  1. In which the operculum remains attached to the columella after dehiscence.

Origin of systylious

From systyle + -ious.

Questions about systylious

What does systylious mean?
Systylious means in which the operculum remains attached to the columella after dehiscence.
What part of speech is systylious?
Systylious is an adjective.

Words near systylious in the dictionary

  1. systrophiids
  2. systrum
  3. systyle
  4. systyles
  5. systylia
  6. systylious
  7. systylius
  8. systylous
  9. Sysyphean
  10. syth
  11. sythe

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