English word homodromous comes from English homo-, English -dromous (Running or moving in a specified manner.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| homo- | English (eng) | (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality. Same. |
| -dromous | English (eng) | Running or moving in a specified manner. |
| homodromous | English (eng) | (botany) Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.. (engineering) Moving in the same direction; said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis. |