mitriform

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adjective

Having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.

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mitralmitrate
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Meanings

adjectivemitriform (comparative more mitriform, superlative most mitriform)

comparative more mitriform · superlative most mitriform

  1. Having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.

    The crisped leaves, with the different nature of the peristome and mitriform calyptra, multifid at the base, are, however, certain marks of distinction.

    1844, Sir James Edward Smith, The English Flora, volume 1, page 29

    Synonyms: mitral, mitrate

  2. biologyConical, and somewhat dilated at the base.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the form of a miter, or peaked cap.

Similar
mitralmitrate

Origin

From mitre + -iform.

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APA

mitriform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitriform

MLA

“mitriform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitriform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mitriform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitriform.

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