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Heterodromous

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Translation of "heterodromous" into Russian

heterodromous
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˌhɛt.ə.rəʊˈdrɒ.məs/
US
/ˌhɛt.əˈrɑː.məs/
heterodromous
more heterodromous Comp.
most heterodromous Super.
The river has a heterodromous flow pattern.
Река имеет гетеродромный характер течения.

Definitions

heterodromous
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˌhɛt.ə.rəʊˈdrɒ.məs/
US
/ˌhɛt.əˈrɑː.məs/
Having parts that run or move in different or opposite directions.
In certain mosses, the heterodromous peristome teeth twist alternately clockwise and counter-clockwise.
(Botany) Having principal leaf veins that curve in diverging directions on either side of the midrib.
The botanist described the specimen's leaf as heterodromous because its lateral veins arched toward the apex and base respectively.

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