muriform

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adjective

Resembling a wall.

“muriform cells”

OriginLatin murus →
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Meanings

adjectivemuriform (comparative more muriform, superlative most muriform)

comparative more muriform · superlative most muriform

  1. biologyResembling a wall.

    muriform cells

    2 more examples

    a muriform variety of cellular tissue

    muriform spores

Origin

  1. Latinmurus“a wall”
  2. Englishmuriform

From Latin murus (“a wall”) + -form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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