napiform

[ ney-puh-fawrm ]

adjective
  1. round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.

Origin of napiform

1
1840–50; <Latin nāp(us) a kind of turnip + -i- + -form

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British Dictionary definitions for napiform

napiform

/ (ˈneɪpɪˌfɔːm) /


adjective
  1. botany shaped like a turnip

Origin of napiform

1
C19: from Latin nāpus turnip

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