nuciform

[ noo-suh-fawrm, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. having the shape of a nut; nut-shaped.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuciform¹

First recorded in 1855–60; nuci- + -form

Example Sentences

Antonym: innutritious. nuts, n. pl. mast. nut-shaped, a. nuciform. nymph, n. dryad, sylph, Undine, nereid, hydriad, oread, houri, Daphne.

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In short, it's clear to me that he's suffering from an obscure form of blood-poisoning, which is almost certainly due to an accumulation of ptomaines in the nuciform sac.

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The nuciform sac is utter nonsense: theres no such organ.

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Your nuciform sac is full of decaying matter—undigested food and waste products—rank ptomaines.

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Cutler himself worked hard at anatomy to find something fresh to operate on; and at last he got hold of something he calls the nuciform sac, which he's made quite the fashion.

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