scalariform

[ skuh-lar-uh-fawrm ]

adjectiveBiology.

ladderlike.

Origin of scalariform

From the New Latin word scālāriformis, dating back to 1830–40. See scalar, -form

Words Nearby scalariform

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How to use scalariform in a sentence

Stems containing woody fibre and vessels (especially scalariform or spiral ducts).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
scalariform, with cross-bands, resembling the steps of a ladder, 134.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
scalariform 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 ladder: a scalariform cell

Origin of scalariform

C19: from New Latin scālāriformis from Latin scālāris of a ladder + -form

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