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scorpioid
[ skawr-pee-oid ]
adjective
- resembling a scorpion.
- belonging or pertaining to the Scorpionida, the order of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
- curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.
scorpioid
/ ˈskɔːpɪˌɔɪd /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling scorpions or the order ( Scorpionida ) to which they belong
- botany (esp of a cymose inflorescence) having the main stem coiled during development
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scorpioid1
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Example Sentences
Leaves mostly entire and plants often rough-hispid; inflorescence commonly scorpioid.
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Leaves often lobed or divided, and the inflorescence frequently scorpioid.
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Here there are scorpioid cymes of pairs of flowers, each pair consisting of an older and a younger flower.
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Diagram of a scorpioid cyme, with opposite leaves or bracts.
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Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.
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