soleiform

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adjective

Slipper-shaped; calceolate.

OriginLatin solea →
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Meanings

adjectivesoleiform (comparative more soleiform, superlative most soleiform)

comparative more soleiform · superlative most soleiform

  1. biologySlipper-shaped; calceolate.

    Their ascospores are ellipsoid or soleiform, 1- or rarely 3-septate, usually have a larger upper cell, are mainly olivaceous brown, have rounded or somewhat attenuated apices and a verruculose wall surrounded by a thin gelatinous sheath (Hawksworth, 1985).

    2000, Jane Fröhlich, Kevin D. Hyde, Palm Microfungi, Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press, page 85

Origin

  1. Latinsolea“sandal”
  2. Englishsoleiform

From Latin solea (“sandal”) + -iform.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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