C19: from New Latin āliformis, from Latin āla a wing
aliform in American English
(ˈeɪlɪˌfɔrm; ˈælɪˌfɔrm)
adjective
shaped like a wing; alar
Word origin
< L ala (see aileron) + -form
aliform in American English
(ˈæləˌfɔrm, ˈeilə-)
adjective
wing-shaped; wing-like; alar
Word origin
[1830–40; al(a) + -i- + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, grid, isometric, showcase, stroboscope-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: arcform, cuneiform, iodoform, terraform, villiform
Examples of 'aliform' in a sentence
aliform
Axial parenchyma aliform paratracheal, banded types and libriform fibres were common.
Silvia Rebollar, Alejandra Quintanar 1998, 'Anatomía y usos de la madera de ocho especies tropicales de Quintana Roo, México',Revista de Biología Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000400012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)