stelliform
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of stelliform
1790–1800; stelli- ( see stelliferous) + -form
Example Sentences
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Buildings, entrances, everything visible—all replicated, reiterated, repeated infinite variations in the one theme, that of the septenate stelliform.
From Spacehounds of IPC by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
“For instance: the way you spelled stelliform to-night and won a prize for it.”
From Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites by Myers, Anna Balmer
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