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Definition of: scorpioid
(skôr′pē·oid) adjective
1. Scorpionlike.
2. Rolled or curled like the tail of a scorpion: specifically said of a terminal unilateral inflorescence as in the borage family of plants. [<Gk. skorpioeidēs <skorpios a scorpion + eidos form]
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