meaning of acephalous
1. Headless.
2. Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
3. Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.
4. Without a leader or chief.
5. Wanting the beginning.
6. Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry.
7. lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous
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