moniliform

American  

[moh-nil-uh-fawrm] / moʊˈnɪl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

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

2. resembling a string of beads in shape.

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moniliform British  

/ mɒˈnɪlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology shaped like a string of beads

   moniliform fungi

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Other Word Forms

• moniliformly adverb

Etymology

Origin of moniliform

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

Example Sentences

They varied in length from a point to one-tenth of an inch; and when highly magnified, were found beautifully moniliform.

From The Ocean and its Wonders by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Pod elongated, several-seeded, continuous, or constricted between the seeds and moniliform.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Necklace-shaped, looking like a string of beads; see moniliform.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Tortulose-us: hump-backed; a surface with a few large elevations: beaded; moniliform.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

In the order Antennariei, the threads are black and moniliform, more or less felted, bearing irregular sporangia.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)