Glossary · Adjectives · A
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Aciculateadjectiverelated to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae or needlelike partscandidate
Acid-Lovingadjectivethriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)candidate
Acinaradjectivepertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberrycandidate
Acquisitiveadjectiveeager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideascandidate
Acrogenicadjectivepertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stemcandidate
Acrogenousadjectivepertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stemcandidate
Acromegalicadjectivemarked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the facecandidate
Actinaladjective(of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situatedcandidate
Actinomorphicadjectivecapable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axiscandidate
Actinomorphousadjectivecapable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axiscandidate
Activeadjective(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of beingcandidate
Adaptableadjectivecapable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or usecandidate