2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. --Henslow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
macrocephalic — (adj.) 1851, from Gk. makrokephalos; see MACRO (Cf. macro ). Second element is from Gk. kephale head. Related: Macrocephalous; macrocephaly … Etymology dictionary
macrocephalic — macrocephaly, n. /mak roh seuh fal ik/, adj. 1. Cephalom. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity. 2. Craniom. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity. Also, macrocephalous /mak roh sef euh leuhs/. [1850 55; < Gk… … Universalium
macrocephalic — adjective having an abnormally large head See Also: macrocephaly … Wiktionary
macrocephalic — mækrəʊsɪ fælɪk adj. having a large head … English contemporary dictionary
macrocephalic — [ˌmakrə(ʊ)sɪ falɪk, kɛ falɪk ] (also macrocephalous) adjective Anatomy having an unusually large head. Derivatives macrocephaly noun … English new terms dictionary
macrocephalic — mac·ro·ce·phal·ic … English syllables
macrocephalic — adj. (also macrocephalous) having a long or large head. Derivatives: macrocephaly n … Useful english dictionary
macrocephalic female — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a large female of Halictidae, that possesses a disproportionately large head, usually the egg layers of the colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
macrocephalic, macrocephalous — SYN: megacephalic. [macro + G. kephale, head] … Medical dictionary
macrocephalous — macrocephalic mac ro*ce*phal ic, macrocephalous mac ro*ceph a*lous, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh the head.] 1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
