moniliform

[ moh-nil-uh-fawrm ]

/ moʊˈnɪl əˌfɔrm /

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adjective

Botany, Zoology. consisting of or characterized by a series of beadlike swellings alternating with contractions, as certain roots or stems.

resembling a string of beads in shape.

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Origin of moniliform

1795–1805; <Latin monīli- (stem of monīle necklace) + -form

OTHER WORDS FROM moniliform

mo·nil·i·form·ly, adverb

Words nearby moniliform

monies, moniker, monilia, monilial, moniliasis, moniliform, monish, monism, moniter, monition, monitor

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How to use moniliform in a sentence

The margins are very much recurved, so that the pinnæ are pod-like, and either sub-cylindrical or somewhat moniliform.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton
The cells composing the whorled filaments are beaded or moniliform, and are prolonged into colourless hair-like points.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
The spores are very minute, yellow, and are arranged in closely packed moniliform rows.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
Valve elliptical-lanceolate, with rounded apices; stri moniliform, radiate; pseudoraphe narrow, lanceolate.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer

In the order Antennariei, the threads are black and moniliform, more or less felted, bearing irregular sporangia.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for moniliform

moniliform

/ (mɒˈnɪlɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

biology shaped like a string of beadsmoniliform fungi

Word Origin for moniliform

C19: from New Latin monīliformis, from Latin monīle necklace + forma shape

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