myrtiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈməːtᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈmərdəˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myrtiformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin myrtiformis (1621 or earlier) < classical Latin myrtus myrtle (see myrt n.) + -formis -form comb. form². Compare French myrtiforme (1721; 1704 as †mirtiforme). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·ɹtifǭɹm) /ˈmɜːtɪfɔːm/.

Anatomy. Now rare.

Having the shape of a myrtle berry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > part of body > [adjective] > having specific structure

myrtiform1754

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2170/2 Myrtiform, in anatomy, an appellation given to several parts, from their resembling myrtle berries: thus we meet with the myrtiform caruncles, and the myrtiform muscle of the nose.

1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (1842) 34 The myrtiform fossa is divided from the canine fossa by a perpendicular ridge.

1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 48 The myrtiform caruncles.

1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 127 Internal to this, and overlying the roots of the incisor teeth, is the shallow incisive or myrtiform fossa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrtiform
释义	myrtiformadj. Brit. /ˈməːtᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈmərdəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myrtiformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin myrtiformis (1621 or earlier) < classical Latin myrtus myrtle (see myrt n.) + -formis -form comb. form². Compare French myrtiforme (1721; 1704 as †mirtiforme). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·ɹtifǭɹm) /ˈmɜːtɪfɔːm/. Anatomy. Now rare. Having the shape of a myrtle berry. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > part of body > [adjective] > having specific structure myrtiform1754 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2170/2 Myrtiform, in anatomy, an appellation given to several parts, from their resembling myrtle berries: thus we meet with the myrtiform caruncles, and the myrtiform muscle of the nose. 1840 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (1842) 34 The myrtiform fossa is divided from the canine fossa by a perpendicular ridge. 1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 48 The myrtiform caruncles. 1902 D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 127 Internal to this, and overlying the roots of the incisor teeth, is the shallow incisive or myrtiform fossa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754
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