funiliform

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adjective

tough and flexible like a cord

“funiliform petals”

OriginLatin funis →
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Meanings

adjectivefuniliform (comparative more funiliform, superlative most funiliform)

comparative more funiliform · superlative most funiliform

  1. biologytough and flexible like a cord

    funiliform petals

    2 more examples

    funiliform racemes

    The roots of some endogenous trees are funiliform.

Origin

  1. Latinfunis“rope”
  2. Englishfuniliform

From Latin funis (“rope”) + -form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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