napiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪpᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈneɪpəˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nape n.³, -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < nape n.³ + -iform comb. form. Compare French napiforme (1766).

Having the form, shape, or appearance of a turnip; (spec. in Botany, of a root, spore, etc.) round above and tapering below.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > others spec.

ovenwisec1720

testiculated1725

testiculate1760

testicular1769

mulberry-like1773

pomiform1819

napiform1833

moriform1857

beehived1885

1833 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 23 82 A third species is found in elevated pastures, at the entrance of woods and thickets; this resembles the G. tuberosum, L., from which however it differs in its napiform root.

1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. i. 64 The napiform (turnip-shaped) root is another variety of the fusiform.

1882 Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. Jan. 8 The Teleutospore is a very remarkable body..; when fully formed it is napiform.

1923 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 10 31 Liquefaction begins in about 24 hours and at 20°C., at first crateriform or napiform.

1952 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 79 363 Slender, erect, herbaceous, caulescent, branching, scaberulous perennial, from a napiform root.

1995 Mycol. Res. 99 932 Teliospores are pedicellate, smooth, spherical or napiform with a terminal papilla.

2010 J. M. Lock in J. R. Timberlake & E. S. Martins Flora Zambesiaca XIII. iv. 131 Translation of original Latin description: ‘Rhizome creeping, brown-scaly, bearing tuberous napiform blackish roots (thickened part 2 x 0.8 cm).’

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

单词	napiform
释义	napiformadj. Brit. /ˈneɪpᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈneɪpəˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nape n.³, -iform comb. form. Etymology: < nape n.³ + -iform comb. form. Compare French napiforme (1766). Having the form, shape, or appearance of a turnip; (spec. in Botany, of a root, spore, etc.) round above and tapering below. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > others spec. ovenwisec1720 testiculated1725 testiculate1760 testicular1769 mulberry-like1773 pomiform1819 napiform1833 moriform1857 beehived1885 1833 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 23 82 A third species is found in elevated pastures, at the entrance of woods and thickets; this resembles the G. tuberosum, L., from which however it differs in its napiform root. 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. i. 64 The napiform (turnip-shaped) root is another variety of the fusiform. 1882 Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. Jan. 8 The Teleutospore is a very remarkable body..; when fully formed it is napiform. 1923 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 10 31 Liquefaction begins in about 24 hours and at 20°C., at first crateriform or napiform. 1952 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 79 363 Slender, erect, herbaceous, caulescent, branching, scaberulous perennial, from a napiform root. 1995 Mycol. Res. 99 932 Teliospores are pedicellate, smooth, spherical or napiform with a terminal papilla. 2010 J. M. Lock in J. R. Timberlake & E. S. Martins Flora Zambesiaca XIII. iv. 131 Translation of original Latin description: ‘Rhizome creeping, brown-scaly, bearing tuberous napiform blackish roots (thickened part 2 x 0.8 cm).’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1833
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