Scorpioid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scorpioid \Scor"pi*oid\, Scorpioidal \Scor`pi*oid"al\, a. [Gr.
     ?; ? a scorpion + e'i^dos form.]
     1. Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end,
        like a scorpion's tail.
        [1913 Webster]