cylindraceous

[sil-in-drey-shuh s]

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adjective

resembling a cylinder.

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Origin of cylindraceous

First recorded in 1670–80; cylind(e)r + -aceous

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Cylindraceous, approaching to the Cylindrical form, terete and not tapering.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray