XANTHOUS | • xanthous adj. Yellow-brown; yolk-colored. • xanthous adj. (Archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. • XANTHOUS adj. yellow- or red-haired; yellow-skinned. |
ACANTHOUS | • acanthous adj. (Botany) Synonym of spinous. • ACANTHOUS adj. spiny, prickly. |
ANANTHOUS | • ananthous adj. (Botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. • ANANTHOUS adj. having no flowers. |
PENTHOUSE | • penthouse n. (Dated or historical) An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to… • penthouse n. An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is… • penthouse n. (Tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court. |
MONANTHOUS | • monanthous adj. (Botany) Having only a single flower. • MONANTHOUS adj. of certain plants, having or producing only one flower. |
PENTHOUSED | • penthoused adj. (Archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building. • PENTHOUSE v. to cover or shelter as in a penthouse. |
PENTHOUSES | • penthouses n. Plural of penthouse. • PENTHOUSE v. to cover or shelter as in a penthouse. |
SYNANTHOUS | • synanthous adj. (Botany) Having the flowers and leaves appearing at the same time. • SYNANTHOUS adj. synanthic, flowering and leafing simultaneously. |
HELMINTHOUS | • helminthous adj. Relating to helminths. • HELMINTHOUS adj. infested with intestinal worms. |
NYCTANTHOUS | • NYCTANTHOUS adj. flowering at night. |
PENTHOUSING | • penthousing v. Present participle of penthouse. • PENTHOUSE v. to cover or shelter as in a penthouse. |
RHIZANTHOUS | • rhizanthous adj. (Botany) Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root. • RHIZANTHOUS adj. with flowers emerging from root. |
HAPAXANTHOUS | • hapaxanthous adj. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. • HAPAXANTHOUS adj. monocarpous, also HAPAXANTHIC. |
HYSTERANTHOUS | • hysteranthous adj. (Botany) Having the leaves emerge after the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that… • HYSTERANTHOUS adj. having the leaves appearing after the flowers. |