palatiform

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adjective

Palate-shaped; resembling the palate.

OriginLatin fōrma ← Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? ← English palate →
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Meanings

adjectivepalatiform (comparative more palatiform, superlative most palatiform)

comparative more palatiform · superlative most palatiform

  1. rarePalate-shaped; resembling the palate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Old Frenchpalat
  6. Middle Englishpalate
  7. Englishpalate
  8. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  9. Latinfōrma
  10. Englishpalatiform

From palate + -iform.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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