1. of, relating to, or resembling a parachute; having the form or function of a parachute
Usage: technical; formal

Examples

• The parachutic structure of the seed allows it to drift slowly to the ground.
• The plant's parachutic fruits are designed for wind dispersal.
• Scientists studied the parachutic properties of the organism's appendages.
• The parachutic mechanism helped the spores spread across a wide area.