GYROSE

Etymology

Adjective

gyrose (comparative more gyrose, superlative most gyrose)

(botany) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro.

Anagrams

• Goreys, Goyers

Source: Wiktionary


Gy"rose", a. Etym: [See Gyre.] (Bot.)

Definition: Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro. Loudon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

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