hymeniform

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adjective

Formed like the spore-bearing surface of a fungus.

OriginLatin fōrma ← English hymenium →
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Meanings

adjectivehymeniform (comparative more hymeniform, superlative most hymeniform)

comparative more hymeniform · superlative most hymeniform

  1. biologyFormed like the spore-bearing surface of a fungus.

Origin

  1. Englishhymenium
  2. Latinfōrma
  3. Englishhymeniform

From hymenium + -form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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