Usually means: Rotation around an external axis.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 9 dictionaries that define the word peritropal:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. peritropal: Wordnik
  2. peritropal: Wiktionary
  3. Peritropal, peritropal: Dictionary.com
  4. Peritropal: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  5. peritropal: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  6. Peritropal: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. peritropal: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Peritropal: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (peritropal)

adjective:  (rare) Involving turning oneself around: rotating or circuitous.
adjective:  (botany, archaic) Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of the pericarp to which it is attached.

Similar:

Opposite:

Words similar to peritropal

Usage examples for peritropal

Idioms related to peritropal

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by peritropal

Words that often appear near peritropal

Rhymes of peritropal

Invented words related to peritropal

Similar:

Opposite:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux