dolioform

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adjective

Shaped like a barrel or cask.

“dolioform spores”

OriginLatin dolium →
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Meanings

adjectivedolioform (comparative more dolioform, superlative most dolioform)

comparative more dolioform · superlative most dolioform · alternative doliiform

  1. biologyShaped like a barrel or cask.

    dolioform spores

    2 more examples

    dolioform buccal capsule

    dolioform pharynx

Origin

  1. Latindolium“large jar”
  2. Englishdolioform

From Latin dolium (“large jar”) + -form.

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Translations

German tonnenförmig
  • tonnenförmigTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

dolioform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolioform

MLA

“dolioform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolioform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolioform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolioform.

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