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Webster 1913 Edition


macrocephalous

macˊro-ce-phal′ic

,

macˊro-ceph′a-lous

,
Adj.
[
Macro
+ Gr.
κεφαλή
the head.]
1.
Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head.
2.
(Bot.)
Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.
Henslow.

Definition 2024


macrocephalous

macrocephalous

English

Adjective

macrocephalous (comparative more macrocephalous, superlative most macrocephalous)

  1. Having a large head.
  2. Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.