(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
accoucheuses
accoucheuses
noun
plural of accoucheuse
achariaceous
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achronychous
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
aechmophorus
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
agriochoerus
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicyrtous
amphidesmous
amphineurous
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphithurons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiophorous
anguishously
anisostichus
anophthalmus
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthracitous
aphanozygous
aphidicolous
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
argyranthous
aristomachus
arthrodirous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arthropodous
artiphyllous
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
athericerous
atheromatous
atheromatous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas.
atmospherium
autechoscope
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autorhythmus
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxochromism
auxochromous
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
azosulphonic
baragouinish
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
blepharoncus
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachycerous
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
bumbershoots
bumbershoots
noun
plural of bumbershoot
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
buttonbushes
buttonbushes
noun
plural of buttonbush
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
calciphilous
calciphilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Suited to a calcareous soil
calciphobous
calciphobous
adj
(botany, of a plant) Not suited to a calcareous soil
carbophilous
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
caryophyllus
cephalodymus
cephalomelus
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
cephalotaxus
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chaetopodous
chaetopterus
chalcedonous
chapterhouse
charterhouse
charterhouse
noun
A Carthusian monastery.
chasmogamous
chasmogamous
adj
Exhibiting chasmogamy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
cheerfulsome
cheerfulsome
adj
(archaic) cheerful
cheirogaleus
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chiarooscuro
chiaroscuros
chiaroscuros
noun
plural of chiaroscuro
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chiropterous
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
chlamyphorus
chlorochrous
chlorochrous
adj
Having a yellow-green colour
chlorococcus
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
choriambuses
chorusmaster
chorusmaster
noun
choirmaster
chromiferous
chromiferous
adj
Containing, or yielding chromium.
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chromoparous
chromoparous
adj
(biology, of a bacterium) That excretes a pigment
chrysanthous
chrysochrous
chrysolophus
chrysophanus
chrysoprasus
chrysoprasus
noun
Obsolete form of chrysoprase.
chrysostomus
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
chylocaulous
chylocaulous
adj
(botany) Having fleshy / succulent stems
cichoraceous
cichoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (Cichorium) is the type.
clathraceous
clathraceous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of fungi of the family Clathraceae
clethraceous
closemouthed
closemouthed
adj
reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
coauthorship
coauthorship
noun
Joint authorship by two or more authors.
coffeehoused
coffeehouses
coffeehouses
noun
plural of coffeehouse
coharmonious
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)