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penciliform

American

[pen-sil-uh-fawrm, pen-suh-luh-] / pɛnˈsɪl əˌfɔrm, ˈpɛn sə lə- /

adjective

having a pencillike shape.
(of a set of lines, rays, or the like) parallel or nearly parallel.

Etymology

Origin of penciliform

pencil + -i- + -form

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