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▪ I. spathiform, a.1 Min.|ˈspæθɪfɔːm| [f. spath1 + -iform. Cf. F. spathiforme.] Resembling spath or spar in form or appearance; lamellar.
1793R. Kerr Lavoisier's Elem. Chem. (1802) I. 268 These [forms of uranite] may be divided into three genera, the ochreous, the spathiform, and the mineralized. Ibid. 269 The spathiform, or uranite spar. ▪ II. ˈspathiform, a.2 Bot. (Zool.) [f. spatha or spathe.] Having the form of a spathe.
1859Huxley Oceanic Hydrozoa 29 The hydrophyllia spathiform and smooth externally. |