Etymology

hymeniform

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Today it means: Formed like the spore-bearing surface of a fungus. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← English hymenium
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  1. Englishhymenium
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. English todayhymeniform

From hymenium + -form.

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