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strombuliform, a. Geol. and Bot.|ˈstrɒmbjʊlɪfɔːm| [ad. mod.L. strombuliformis, f. *strombulus: see prec. and -iform. Cf. F. strombuliforme.] a. Geol. Shaped like a top. b. Bot. Twisted in a long spire, so as to resemble the convolutions of the shell Strombus.
1846B. H. Smart Suppl., Strombuliform, shaped like a top. Geol. 1859Mayne Expos. Lex., Strombuliformis. Bot., contorted like a screw, or spirally,..strombuliform. 1866Treas. Bot. 1104/2. |