scorpioidaladj.
/skɔːpɪˈɔɪdəl/ Botany.
= scorpioid adj. 1.
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scorpioidal1835
scorpioid1839
1835 J. S. Henslow Princ. Bot. i. iv. 85 If..one bud only is developed in the dichotomous cyme, and always on the same side of the axis, it assumes a peculiar character, termed ‘scorpioidal’.
1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) Gloss. Scorpioid or Scorpioidal.
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