brochidodromous

adjective

broch·​i·​dod·​ro·​mous

¦bräkə¦dädrəməs

variants or less commonly brochidodrome

brōˈkidəˌdrōm

of a leaf nerve

: forming loops (as in members of the genera Aristolochia, Olea, Sapindus)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin brochidodromus, from Greek brochid-, brochis small noose (diminutive of brochos noose) + New Latin -o- + -dromus -dromous

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