infundibuliform

[ in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having the shape of a funnel; funnel-shaped.

infundibuliform

/ ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. (of plant parts) shaped like a funnel

Word History and Origins

Origin of infundibuliform¹

First recorded in 1745–55; infundibul(um) + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

These are wide, infundibuliform, and seem to have been of a dark red colour.

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It bears a white infundibuliform flower, rather pentagonal than round, with a small hook at each angle.

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The cup is infundibuliform, the outside as well as the stem whitish, and downy, the bowl or disk is reddish-orange.

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Pistillate: corolla very minute, infundibuliform, obscurely 4-toothed.

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The cap is generally plano depressed or funnel-shaped (infundibuliform).

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