infundibuliform

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

/ ˌɪn fʌnˈdɪb yə ləˌfɔrm /

adjective Botany.

having the shape of a funnel; funnel-shaped.

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Origin of infundibuliform

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

Words nearby infundibuliform

infula, infulae, infundibular, infundibular stem, infundibulectomy, infundibuliform, infundibulofolliculitis, infundibuloma, infundibulum, infundibulum of uterine tube, infuriate

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Example sentences from the Web for infundibuliform

The cap is generally plano depressed or funnel-shaped (infundibuliform).
Among the Mushrooms|Ellen M. Dallas and Caroline A. Burgin
The cup is thin, infundibuliform, bright brown, turning pale.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
These are wide, infundibuliform, and seem to have been of a dark red colour.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Pistillate: corolla very minute, infundibuliform, obscurely 4-toothed.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

The cup is infundibuliform, the outside as well as the stem whitish, and downy, the bowl or disk is reddish-orange.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for infundibuliform

infundibuliform

/ (ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊlɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

(of plant parts) shaped like a funnel

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Medical definitions for infundibuliform

infundibuliform

[ ĭn′fən-dĭb′yə-lə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Shaped like a funnel.