corticiform

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adjective

Resembling, or having the form of, bark, rind, or a cortex.

“the corticiform layer of a thallus”

OriginLatin cortex →
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Meanings

adjectivecorticiform (comparative more corticiform, superlative most corticiform)

comparative more corticiform · superlative most corticiform

  1. Resembling, or having the form of, bark, rind, or a cortex.

    the corticiform layer of a thallus

Origin

  1. Latincortex
  2. Englishcorticiform

From Latin cortex, corticis (“bark”) + -form. Compare French corticiforme.

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APA

corticiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticiform

MLA

“corticiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticiform.

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