poriform

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adjective

Resembling a pore

“poriform glands”

OriginLatin porus →
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Meanings

adjectiveporiform (comparative more poriform, superlative most poriform)

comparative more poriform · superlative most poriform

  1. Resembling a pore

    poriform glands

Origin

  1. Latinporus“pore”
  2. Englishporiform

From Latin porus (“pore”) + -form. Compare French poriforme.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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