scalariform
[ skuh-lar-uh-fawrm ]
Origin of scalariform
1Words Nearby scalariform
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How to use scalariform in a sentence
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 ladder: a scalariform cell
Origin of scalariform
1C19: from New Latin scālāriformis from Latin scālāris of a ladder + -form
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