Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Scor"pi*oid\, Scorpioidal \Scor`pi*oid"al\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a scorpion + ? form.] 1. Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail.
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| Definition: | \Scor"pi*oid\, Scorpioidal \Scor`pi*oid"al\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a scorpion + ? form.] 1. Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail. | ||
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| Definition: | Of a cymose inflorescence, branching alternately on one side and then the other. Compare helicoid. | ||
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