scorpioid

/skawr-pee-oid/US // ˈskɔr piˌɔɪd //UK // (ˈskɔːpɪˌɔɪd) //

蝎子型,蝎子状的,蝎子状,蝎式

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : 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.

Leaves mostly entire and plants often rough-hispid; inflorescence commonly scorpioid.
Leaves often lobed or divided, and the inflorescence frequently scorpioid.
Here there are scorpioid cymes of pairs of flowers, each pair consisting of an older and a younger flower.
Diagram of a scorpioid cyme, with opposite leaves or bracts.
Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.