- acheilous
- acheilous, a. Bot.
(əˈkaɪləs)[f. Gr. ἀ not + χεῖλ-ος lip + -ous. Better achilous.]Without a lip.Syd. Soc. Lex.
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achilous — achilous, a. Bot. (əˈkaɪləs) [The same as acheilous, of which it is the more analogical spelling, Gr. ει becoming in L. ī and Eng. i.] Without lips … Useful english dictionary
