lachrymiform

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adjective

Shaped like a teardrop

“lachrymiform pustules”

OriginLatin lacrima →
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Meanings

adjectivelachrymiform (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped like a teardrop

    lachrymiform pustules

    2 more examples

    lachrymiform particles

    lachrymiform tubercles

Origin

  1. Latinlacrima“tear”
  2. Englishlachrymiform

From Latin lacrima (“tear”) + -form. Compare French lacrymiforme.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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