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gyrose

[ jahy-rohs ]
/ ˈdʒaɪ roʊs /

adjective

marked with wavy lines.

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Origin of gyrose

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

Words nearby gyrose

gyronny, gyropilot, gyroplane, gyro repeater, gyroscope, gyrose, gyrospasm, gyrostabilized, gyrostabilizer, gyrostat, gyrostatic
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British Dictionary definitions for gyrose

gyrose
/ (ˈdʒaɪrəʊz) /

adjective

botany marked with sinuous lines
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Medical definitions for gyrose

gyrose
[ jī′rōs ]

adj.

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