gyrose

English

Etymology

From gyre +‎ -ose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəʊs/

Adjective

gyrose (comparative more gyrose, superlative most gyrose)

1. (botany) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro.
   • 1828, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Plants:

     Colt's-foot gyrose

References

“gyrose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Goreys, Goyers, oryges