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amplexiform

amplexiform adjective: having the form of a clasp.

Adjective

amplexiform (comparative more amplexiform, superlative most amplexiform)

  1. Having the form of a clasp

Forms of amplexiform

comparativemore amplexiform
superlativemost amplexiform

Origin of amplexiform

From amplexi- + -form

Questions about amplexiform

What does amplexiform mean?
Amplexiform means having the form of a clasp.
What part of speech is amplexiform?
Amplexiform is an adjective.

Words near amplexiform in the dictionary

  1. amplexation
  2. amplexed
  3. amplexes
  4. amplexicaul
  5. amplexicauline
  6. amplexiform
  7. amplexing
  8. amplexion
  9. amplexions
  10. amplexograptid
  11. amplexoid

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