Meanings
adjectiveemboliform (not comparable)
- not comparablePlug-shaped.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”) + -form, from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to lay or put in”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).
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APA
emboliform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emboliform
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“emboliform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emboliform. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emboliform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emboliform.
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