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mitriform

[mahy-truh-fawrm]

adjective

  1. shaped like the miter of a bishop.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of mitriform1

From the New Latin word mitriformis, dating back to 1820–30. See miter, -i-, -form
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Example Sentences

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In the first the receptacle is pod-like; in the second knotted; and in the last mitriform.

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Mitriform, mitre-shaped: in the form of a peaked cap, or one cleft at the top.

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