acyclic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /eɪˈsaɪklɪk/ / /eɪˈsɪklɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English acyclic From a- + cyclic.
- Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
- Containing no cycles.
- Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.