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scutelliform

scutelliform adjective: scutellate, saucer-shaped.

Adjective

scutelliform (comparative more scutelliform, superlative most scutelliform)

  1. scutellate, saucer-shaped
  2. Having the form of a scutellum.
    • scutelliform apothecia
    • scutelliform glands

Forms of scutelliform

comparativemore scutelliform
superlativemost scutelliform

Origin of scutelliform

From Latin scutella (“a dish”) + -form.

Questions about scutelliform

What does scutelliform mean?
Scutelliform means scutellate, saucer-shaped.
What part of speech is scutelliform?
Scutelliform is an adjective.

Words near scutelliform in the dictionary

  1. scutellated
  2. scutellation
  3. scutellations
  4. scutellerid
  5. scutellerids
  6. scutelliform
  7. scutelligerous
  8. scutelliplantar
  9. scutellosporoid
  10. scutellum
  11. Scutelnici

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