unciferous
unciferous adjective: bearing a hook or hook-like structure.
Adjective
unciferous (not comparable)
- Bearing a hook or hook-like structure.
- [Fig.] 19. Unciferous ovipositor. Locusta1826, William Kirby, William Spence, “Explanation of the Plates”, in An Introduction to Entomology, page 728
- (Unciferous branches used for infantile convulsions, high fever, headache, hypertension, blurred vision, dizziness. Leaf paste of Uncaria macrophylla mixed with the rhizome of Eleusine indica applied externally in bone fracture.)2012, Umberto Quattrocchi, CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set), CRC Press, page 3839
unciferous meaning in Tamil
unciferous in Tamil
- கொக்கியையுடைய
Origin of unciferous
From New Latin uncifer + -ous.
Questions about unciferous
- What does unciferous mean?
- Unciferous means bearing a hook or hook-like structure.
- What is unciferous in Tamil?
- Unciferous in Tamil is கொக்கியையுடைய. See Unciferous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is unciferous?
- Unciferous is an adjective.
Words near unciferous in the dictionary
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