describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiophorous
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
aphanozygous
apterygotous
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
asporogenous
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.
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.
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
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.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptozygous
cryptozygous
adj
(anatomy) Having a face that is narrower than the cranium (such that the zygomatic arches are not always visible)
digonoporous
diphthongous
disoccupying
esophagismus
esophagismus
noun
Alternative form of oesophagismus
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
gamopetalous
gamopetalous
adj
(botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
gamosepalous
gamosepalous
adj
(botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals.
gastrophilus
gastropodous
gastropodous
adj
Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like).
geadephagous
geopressured
geopressured
adj
subject to geologic overpressure
gloeosporium
glossopodium
gnathopodous
gomphocarpus
goniotropous
griphosaurus
groupageness
groupuscules
groupuscules
noun
plural of groupuscule
gryphosaurus
gumptionless
gumptionless
adj
Lacking gumption.
gunpowderous
gymnocarpous
gymnocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit that is either smooth or not adherent to the perianth
(fungi) Having the hymenium exposed while the spores are forming.
gymnosporous
gymnosporous
adj
Having or relating to gymnospores.
gypsophilous
hepatogenous
hepatogenous
adj
(medicine) Synonym of hepatogenic
hippoglossus
hippophagous
hippophagous
Adjective
Feeding on horseflesh.
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hygrophanous
hygrophanous
adj
(mycology) Changing color as it dries out.
hygrophilous
hygrophilous
adj
(botany, of a plant) adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment.
hypogastrium
hypogastrium
noun
An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus.
hypognathous
hypognathous
adj
(zoology) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper jaw.
impetiginous
impetiginous
adj
Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.
lagomorphous
lagomorphous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs.
ligniperdous
ligniperdous
adj
(zoology) Wood-destroying; said of certain insects and fungi.
lithophagous
lithophagous
adj
(zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.
(zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel.
loudspeaking
lymphogenous
lymphogenous
adj
Characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels
magnetopause
magnetopause
noun
The boundary between the Earth's magnetosphere and the sun's plasma.
mallophagous
mallophagous
adj
Feeding on feathers.
meganthropus
megaphyllous
megaphyllous
adj
(Phytotomy) Of or having megaphyll leaves
microphagous
microphagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on small particles.
miscomputing
miscomputing
verb
present participle of miscompute
misoccupying
misoccupying
verb
present participle of misoccupy
misproducing
misproducing
verb
present participle of misproduce
missupposing
missupposing
verb
present participle of missuppose
museographer
museographer
noun
One who engages in museography; a person who catalogues museum collections.
musicography
musicography
noun
(obsolete) The art or science of writing music and of musical notation.
Writing on the subject of music.
musophagidae
necrophagous
necrophagous
adj
That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
nephrogenous
nephrogenous
adj
Involved in forming the kidney.
Of renal origin.
nonpulsating
nonpulsating
adj
Not pulsating.
nonpunishing
nonpunishing
adj
That does not punish.
nonsprouting
nonsprouting
adj
Not sprouting.
nonsupposing
ogcocephalus
oligocarpous
oligophagous
oligophagous
adj
(chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food
omphalopagus
omphalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the umbilicus.
oosporangium
oosporangium
noun
(botany) A case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than oospores.
(botany) An oogonium.
ophioglossum
ophiophagous
ophiophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on snakes.
outcroppings
outcroppings
noun
plural of outcropping
outpromising
outpromising
verb
present participle of outpromise
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
outspreading
outspreading
verb
present participle of outspread
outspringing
outspringing
verb
present participle of outspring
outsprinting
outsprinting
verb
present participle of outsprint
outstripping
outstripping
noun
The act or process of something being outstripped.
verb
present participle of outstrip
outsweepings
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
pantophagous
pantophagous
adj
Eating all kinds of food.
paragnathous
paragnathous
adj
(zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds
pelargoniums
pelargoniums
noun
plural of pelargonium
pergameneous
pergameneous
adj
parchment-like
phaenogamous
phaenogamous
adj
(botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering.
phaenozygous
phaenozygous
adj
Alternative form of phenozygous
phagedaenous
phagedaenous
adj
Alternative form of phagedaenic
phasogeneous
phlogogenous
phlogogenous
adj
(medicine, archaic) Causing inflammation.
photophygous
photophygous
adj
(biology) That thrives in shade
phyllogenous
phyllogenous
adj
(biology) Living or growing on leaves.
phytophagous
phytophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.
pinguedinous
pinguiferous
pleurogenous
pleurostigma
plumbaginous
plumbaginous
adj
Alternative spelling of plumbagineous
pneumographs
pneumographs
noun
plural of pneumograph
polygamously
polygamously
adv
In a polygamous manner.
polyglottous
polyglottous
adj
(rare) Speaking many languages; polyglot.
polylinguist
polylinguist
noun
A person who is fluent in numerous languages.
polypigerous
polypigerous
adj
(rare) polypiferous
polytungstic
polytungstic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) Of or pertaining to polytungstic acid
pompholygous
popularising
popularising
verb
present participle of popularise
postgeniture
postgeniture
noun
The fact of being born after someone else of the same bloodline.
postgraduate
postgraduate
adj
Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
noun
A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
postsurgical
postsurgical
adj
Relating to the period following surgery.
poughkeepsie
poughkeepsie
Proper noun
a city in New York State, USA
prasophagous
preconfusing
preconsuming
preconsuming
verb
present participle of preconsume
prefocussing
pregustation
pregustation
noun
The act of tasting beforehand; foretaste.
prepurposing
prereligious
prereligious
adj
Before the existence of religion.
prerighteous
prestonsburg
presupposing
presupposing
verb
present participle of presuppose
primigenious
primigenious
adj
Alternative form of primigenous
prodigiously
prodigiously
adv
In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, or wonderfully.
progymnasium
progymnasium
noun
In Germany, a classical school without the higher classes; a school preparatory to a gymnasium.
proliturgist
prologuising
prologuising
verb
present participle of prologuise
promulgators
promulgators
noun
plural of promulgator
prostituting
prostituting
verb
present participle of prostitute
proteogenous
psammogenous
pseudoangina
pseudogalena
pseudogalena
noun
(mineralogy) False galena, or blende.
pseudogaster
pseudogenera
pseudogeusia
pseudoglioma
pseudoglioma
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the eye that resembles glioma of the retina