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umbraculiform

umbraculiform adjective: having the form of something that offers shade, such as a treetop or especially an umbrella.

Adjective

umbraculiform (comparative more umbraculiform, superlative most umbraculiform)

  1. (dated) Having the form of something that offers shade, such as a treetop or especially an umbrella.
    • umbraculiform appendage
    • umbraculiform corolla

Forms of umbraculiform

comparativemore umbraculiform
superlativemost umbraculiform

Origin of umbraculiform

From Latin umbraculum (“anything that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella”), diminutive of umbra (“a shade”) + -form.

Questions about umbraculiform

What does umbraculiform mean?
Umbraculiform means having the form of something that offers shade, such as a treetop or especially an umbrella.
What part of speech is umbraculiform?
Umbraculiform is an adjective.

Words near umbraculiform in the dictionary

  1. umbracular
  2. umbraculate
  3. umbraculid
  4. umbraculids
  5. umbraculiferous
  6. umbraculiform
  7. umbraculum
  8. umbradilic acid
  9. umbrae
  10. umbrage
  11. umbraged

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