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

Infundibuliform or Infundibular, funnel-shaped, 90.

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Shell straight, conical, siphuncle narrow and marginal, necks long, infundibuliform, sutures undulating.

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Cm. = centimetres; compr. = compressed; decur. = decurrent; depr. = depressed; exp. = expanded; g. = gills; hygr. = hygrophanous; infundib. = infundibuliform; mm. = millimetres; p. = pileus; s. = stem; sp. = spores; umb. = umbonate; umbil. = umbilicate.

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Pileus fleshy at disc, thinner towards the margin, becoming deeply umbilicate or infundibuliform.

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The pileus is thin, nearly plane, broadly umbilicate or centrally depressed, sometimes infundibuliform, generally with a small umbo or papilla, minutely squamulose tomentose, gray or brownish-gray, becoming paler with age.

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