remiform

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adjective

Shaped like an oar or paddle.

“ramiform hair”

OriginLatin remus →
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Meanings

adjectiveremiform (comparative more remiform, superlative most remiform)

comparative more remiform · superlative most remiform

  1. Shaped like an oar or paddle.

    ramiform hair

    2 more examples

    ramiform leaf

    ramiform radiole

Origin

  1. Latinremus“oar”
  2. Englishremiform

From Latin remus (“oar”) + -form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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