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单词 botuliform
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botuliformadj.

Brit. /ˈbɒtjᵿlᵻˌfɔːm/, /ˈbɒtʃᵿlᵻˌfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈbɑtʃələˌfɔrm/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin botuliformis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin botuliformis sausage-shaped (1763 or earlier) < classical Latin botulus sausage (see botulism n.) + -formis -form comb. form2.
Biology.
Having a cylindrical form with rounded ends; shaped like a sausage. Cf. allantoid adj. 2.
ΚΠ
1848 Ann. Hort. 510/1 Botuliform..sausage-shaped, long, cylindrical, hollow, incurved at each end.
1948 Jrnl. Parasitol. 34 113 A large botuliform seminal vesicle was observed in some specimens.
2004 Bryologist 107 41/1 Air chambers are..open to the upper surface by distinct pores flanked by narrow, botuliform cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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