scalariform
[ skuh-lar-uh-fawrm ]
/ skəˈlær əˌfɔrm /
Save This Word!
adjective Biology.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Words nearby scalariform
scalage, Scala, La, scalar, scalare, scalar field, scalariform, scalar multiplication, scalar product, scalar triple product, scalation, scala tympani
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for scalariform
Stems containing woody fibre and vessels (especially scalariform or spiral ducts).
Scalariform, with cross-bands, resembling the steps of a ladder, 134.
The Elements of Botany|Asa GrayScalariform ducts of a Fern; part of a bundle, prismatic by pressure.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for scalariform
scalariform
/ (skəˈlærɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
biology resembling a laddera scalariform cell
Word Origin for scalariform
C19: from New Latin scālāriformis from Latin scālāris of a ladder + -form
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012