brochidodromous
adjective
broch·i·dod·ro·mous
¦bräkə¦dädrəməs
variants or less commonly brochidodrome
brōˈkidəˌdrōm
of a leaf nerve
: forming loops (as in members of the genera Aristolochia, Olea, Sapindus)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin brochidodromus, from Greek brochid-, brochis small noose (diminutive of brochos noose) + New Latin -o- + -dromus -dromous