columniferousadj.
/kɒləmˈnɪfərəs/ Bearing a column or columns. In Botany cf. column n. 7.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > appearance of plant > form of plant or that has parts of particular shape > [adjective] > having particular shape or shaped parts
jagged1548
crowned1578
fingered1597
handed1597
hooded1597
unbranched1665
starred1693
bell-like1754
bell-shaped1758
campaniform1758
columniferous1785
gladiate1793
bottlebrush1798
antlereda1806
muscariform1839
sagittiferous1858
crested1861
unseptated1899
unseptate1900
palmiform1962
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Columniferous,..bearing or supporting Pillars.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiv. 334 From the circumstance of the receptacle standing up in the middle of the flower, like a column, these also have the name of columniferous plants.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
<
adj.1727