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.
macrocephalous — See macrocephalic. * * * … Universalium
macrocephalous — adjective a) Having a large head. b) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body … Wiktionary
macrocephalous — mac·ro·ceph·a·lous .mak rō sef ə ləs or mac·ro·ce·phal·ic sə fal ik adj having or being an exceptionally large head or cranium … Medical dictionary
macrocephalous — mækrəʊ sefÉ™lÉ™s adj. having a large head … English contemporary dictionary
macrocephalous — mac·ro·ceph·a·lous … English syllables
macrocephalous — a. large headed. ♦ macrocephalus, n. (pl. li ) such person … Dictionary of difficult words
macrocephalous — adjective having an exceptionally large head and brain • Syn: ↑macrocephalic • Pertains to noun: ↑macrocephaly, ↑macrocephaly (for: ↑macrocephalic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
macrocephalic, macrocephalous — SYN: megacephalic. [macro + G. kephale, head] … Medical dictionary
macrocephaly — mac·ro·ceph·a·ly sef ə lē n, pl lies the quality or state of being macrocephalous * * * (megalocephaly) n. abnormal largeness of the head in relation to the rest of the body. Compare microcephaly. * * * mac·ro·ceph·a·ly (mak″ro sefґə… … Medical dictionary
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 confluent, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
