patelliformadj.

Brit.

/pəˈtɛlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/pəˈtɛləˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: patella n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < patella n. + -iform comb. form, perhaps after scientific Latin patelliformis ( Philos. Trans. Royal Soc. (1758) 50, caption to plate between pp. 855 and 856; also Linnaeus Fauna Suecica (ed. 2, 1761) 521).

Having the form of a patella; shaped like a shallow dish or a limpet shell.

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patelliform1819

patellate1826

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 158 Patelliform tarsi.

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 379 The embryo of Flagellaria indica is patelliform.

1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 80 Cups scattered or gregarious, patelliform, fleshy, pale buff.

1910 H. H. Haines Forest Flora Chota Nagpur 487 An orange or scarlet patelliform calyx 1″ diam.

1962 J. G. Needham & P. R. Needham Guide Study Fresh-Water Biol. i. 21 Shell patelliform, small, depressed.

1989 Veliger 32 406 A moderately large patelliform gastropod.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	patelliform
释义	patelliformadj. Brit. /pəˈtɛlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /pəˈtɛləˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: patella n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < patella n. + -iform comb. form, perhaps after scientific Latin patelliformis ( Philos. Trans. Royal Soc. (1758) 50, caption to plate between pp. 855 and 856; also Linnaeus Fauna Suecica (ed. 2, 1761) 521). Having the form of a patella; shaped like a shallow dish or a limpet shell. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [adjective] > depression or cavity > patella-shaped patelliform1819 patellate1826 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 158 Patelliform tarsi. 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 379 The embryo of Flagellaria indica is patelliform. 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 80 Cups scattered or gregarious, patelliform, fleshy, pale buff. 1910 H. H. Haines Forest Flora Chota Nagpur 487 An orange or scarlet patelliform calyx 1″ diam. 1962 J. G. Needham & P. R. Needham Guide Study Fresh-Water Biol. i. 21 Shell patelliform, small, depressed. 1989 Veliger 32 406 A moderately large patelliform gastropod. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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