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scorpio |
scorpio the scorpion |
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scorpioid
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| scorpion fish
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scorpioid
CIDE DICTIONARY
scorpioid, a. [Gr. ; a scorpion + e'i^dos form.].
Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scorpioid, 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.
--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.
Etymology
Gk skorpioeides (as SCORPIO)
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