Anadromous
Pronunciation : A*nad"ro*mous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr.
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913