gyrose

[jahy-rohs]

adjective

marked with wavy lines.

Origin of gyrose

First recorded in 1830–40; gyr- + -ose¹

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Historical Examples of gyrose

Gyrose: Marked by wavy lines, indefinitely placed (Fig. 146, b).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for gyrose

gyrose

adjective

botany marked with sinuous lines

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gyrose in Medicine

gyrose

[jī′rōs]

adj.

Marked by irregular curved lines like the surface of a cerebral hemisphere.