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mitriform

mitriform adjective: having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.

Adjective

mitriform (comparative more mitriform, superlative most mitriform)

  1. Having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.
    • The crisped leaves, with the different nature of the peristome and mitriform calyptra, multifid at the base, are, however, certain marks of distinction.1844, Sir James Edward Smith, The English Flora, volume 1, page 29
    Synonyms:
    mitral, mitrate
  2. Conical, and somewhat dilated at the base.

Synonyms of mitriform

Forms of mitriform

comparativemore mitriform
superlativemost mitriform

Origin of mitriform

From mitre + -iform.

Questions about mitriform

What does mitriform mean?
Mitriform means having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.
What part of speech is mitriform?
Mitriform is an adjective.

Words near mitriform in the dictionary

  1. mitrewort
  2. mitreworts
  3. mitrid
  4. mitridatite
  5. mitrids
  6. mitriform
  7. mitring
  8. Mitrofani
  9. Mitrofanoff procedure
  10. mitrospingid
  11. mitrospingid tanager

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