scorpioid
Americanadjective
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resembling a scorpion.
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belonging or pertaining to the Scorpionida, the order of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
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curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.
adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling scorpions or the order ( Scorpionida ) to which they belong
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botany (esp of a cymose inflorescence) having the main stem coiled during development
Etymology
Origin of scorpioid
Example Sentences
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The uniparous cyme presents two forms, the scorpioid or cicinal and the helicoid or bostrychoid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Here there are scorpioid cymes of pairs of flowers, each pair consisting of an older and a younger flower.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
The inflorescence in the family Boraginaceae are usually regarded as true scorpioid cymes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Flowers.—Bright violet to blue; in clustered, scorpioid racemes.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
Diagram of a scorpioid cyme, with opposite leaves or bracts.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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