SCORPIOID


Meaning of SCORPIOID in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 Zool. of, relating to, or resembling a scorpion; of the scorpion order. 2 Bot. (of an inflorescence) curled up at the end, and uncurling as the flowers develop.

n. this type of inflorescence.

[ Gk skorpioeides (as SCORPIO) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.