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)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.