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cylindraceous

[ sil-in-drey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. resembling a cylinder.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cylindraceous1

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

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Example Sentences

Corolla cylindraceous-urn-shaped and soon bell-shaped, obtusely 4-lobed.

Cylindraceous, approaching to the Cylindrical form, terete and not tapering.

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