infundibuliform
UK/ˌɪn.fʌnˈdɪb.jʊ.lɪˌfɔː(ɹ)m/US/ˌɪn.fʌnˈdɪb.jə.lɪˌfɔɹm/
infundibuliform adjective: having the shape of a funnel or cone.
Adjective
infundibuliform (comparative more infundibuliform, superlative most infundibuliform)
- having the shape of a funnel or cone.
- ... had it not been for that patriotic Texan with his infundibuliform jowls and his lumpy, rumpleheaded, indestructible smile cracked forever across the front of his face like the brim of a black ten-gallon hat.1961, Joseph Heller, chapter 2, in Catch-22, Vintage, published 2004, page 18
- This is a monopetalous, infundibuliform, white flower, of the tuberofe kind.1784, William Marsden, The history of Sumatra, page 88
- Synonyms:
- infundibular
Synonyms of infundibuliform
Forms of infundibuliform
| comparative | more infundibuliform |
|---|---|
| superlative | most infundibuliform |
Origin of infundibuliform
From Latin īnfundibulum (“funnel”) + -form.
Words formed from infundibuliform
Questions about infundibuliform
- What does infundibuliform mean?
- Infundibuliform means having the shape of a funnel or cone.
- What part of speech is infundibuliform?
- Infundibuliform is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce infundibuliform?
- Infundibuliform is pronounced /ˌɪn.fʌnˈdɪb.jʊ.lɪˌfɔː(ɹ)m/ (UK).
Words near infundibuliform in the dictionary
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