adjective as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The young plant had subcruciform stems emerging from the central root.

Definition:A plant stem with a subcruciform branching pattern.

From stem

Example:The plant’s subcruciform leaves provided excellent camouflage in its woodland habitat.

Definition:A leaf with a subcruciform arrangement of veins or lobes.

From leaf

Example:The botanist carefully analyzed the subcruciform inflorescence of the rare alpine plant.

Definition:An inflorescence that is subcruciform in structure, meaning it resembles a cross but may not be fully cruciate.

From inflorescence