scorpioid

English - Turkish

Definition of scorpioid in English Turkish dictionary

akrep kuyruğunun ucu gibi kıvrık

akrep gibi

akrep takımına ait

English - English

Definition of scorpioid in English English dictionary

Of, pertaining to, or appearing like a scorpion

Resembling a scorpion's tail, as in a scorpioid cyme; circinate

{s} resembling a scorpion; hooked or bent at the end like the tail of a scorpion; belonging to the order of the scorpions (Zoology)

Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail

Related Terms

scorpioid cyme

a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks

Hyphenation

scor·pi·oid

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek σκορπιοειδής (skorpioeidēs, “scorpionlike”), from σκορπίος (skorpios, “scorpion”) + εἶδος (“form, likeness”).