scorpioid
[ skawr-pee-oid ]
/ ˈskɔr piˌɔɪd /
adjective
resembling a scorpion.
belonging or pertaining to the Scorpionida, the order of arachnids comprising the scorpions.
curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion.
Words nearby scorpioid
scornful,
scorpaenid,
scorpaenoid,
scorper,
scorpio,
scorpioid,
scorpion,
scorpion fish,
scorpion fly,
scorpion grass,
scorpion spider
Example sentences from the Web for scorpioid
Here there are scorpioid cymes of pairs of flowers, each pair consisting of an older and a younger flower.
Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayDiagram of a scorpioid cyme, with opposite leaves or bracts.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for scorpioid
scorpioid
/ (ˈskɔːpɪˌɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling scorpions or the order (Scorpionida) to which they belong
botany
(esp of a cymose inflorescence) having the main stem coiled during development