graniform

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adjective

Formed from or like corn.

“graniform bone”

OriginLatin granum →
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Meanings

adjectivegraniform (comparative more graniform, superlative most graniform)

comparative more graniform · superlative most graniform

  1. Formed from or like corn.

    graniform bone

    2 more examples

    minute graniform cells

    graniform pendants

Origin

  1. Latingranum“grain”
  2. Englishgraniform

From Latin granum (“grain”) + -form. Compare French graniforme.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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