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  • 111pleonexia — ˌplēəˈneksēə noun ( s) Etymology: Greek, from pleonektein to be greedy, to have or want more, from pleon, neuter of pleiōn, pleōn more + echein to have more at pleio , scheme : avarice, covetousness …

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  • 112pleionian — adjective see pleion …

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  • 113cat|a|plei|ite — «KAT uh PLEE yt», noun. a hydrous silicate of zirconium and sodium, occurring in hexagonal opaque crystals of light yellowish brown color. ╂[< Greek katá together with + pleîon more + English ite1 (because it occurs along with several other… …

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  • 114plei|o|tax|y — «PLY uh TAK see», noun. Botany. the condition of having more than the usual number of floral whorls. ╂[< Greek pleíōn more + táxis arrangement] …

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  • 115plei´o|trop´i|cal|ly — plei|o|trop|ic «PLY uh TROP ihk», adjective. Genetics. controlling or effecting change in more than one character: »The mutation was pleiotropic (Scientic American). ╂[< Greek pleíōn more, comparative of polýs much, many + trópos a turning]… …

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  • 116plei|o|trop|ic — «PLY uh TROP ihk», adjective. Genetics. controlling or effecting change in more than one character: »The mutation was pleiotropic (Scientic American). ╂[< Greek pleíōn more, comparative of polýs much, many + trópos a turning]… …

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  • 117Pli|o|cene — «PLY uh seen», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a geological epoch marked by the appearance of the first manlike apes, the rising of mountains in western America, and the migration of mammals between continents. The Pliocene is the last epoch of the… …

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  • 118pli|o|saur — «PLY uh sr», noun. any one of a group of large Mesozoic sea reptiles related and similar to the plesiosaurs, but with a shorter neck, larger head, and stronger jaws and teeth. ╂[< New Latin Pliosaurus the genus name < Greek pleíon more +… …

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  • 119Плейохазии — ПЛЕЙОХÁЗИИ (от греч. pléiōn – более многочисленный и chásis – разделение), простое цимозное соцветие, на гл. оси к рого ниже верхушечного цветка развивается более двух осей второго порядка, перерастающих главную и также заканчивающихся… …

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