emprosthodromous

adjective

Of a flower: such that the genetic spiral on its shortest way from the bract to the outermost perianth-segment passes outside the flower, farthest from the axis.

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Meanings

adjectiveemprosthodromous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf a flower: such that the genetic spiral on its shortest way from the bract to the outermost perianth-segment passes outside the flower, farthest from the axis.

Origin

From emprostho- + -dromous.

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APA

emprosthodromous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emprosthodromous

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“emprosthodromous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emprosthodromous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emprosthodromous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emprosthodromous.

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