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Anadromous
Anadromous A*nad"ro*mous, a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a
running, ? to run.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain
seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the
lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the
branch of the central stem. --D. C. Eaton.
Antidromous
Antidromous An*tid"ro*mous, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? a
running.] (Bot.)
Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a
stem.
CatadromousCatadromous Ca*tad"ro*mous, a. [Gr. kata` down + dro`mos a
running.]
1. (Bot.) Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna
nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of
a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to
spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel. Heterodromous
Heterodromous Het`er*od"ro*mous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? to run.]
1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. --Gray.
2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever,
pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating
force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
Homodromous
Homodromal Ho*mod"ro*mal, Homodromous Ho*mod"ro*mous, a.
[Homo- + Gr. ? a course, running.]
1. (Bot.) Running in the same direction; -- said of stems
twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of
leaves on stems and their branches.
2. (Mech.) Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever
or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force
are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.
Prodromous
Prodromous Prod"ro*mous, a.
Precursory. [R.]
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