scalariform

[ skuh-lar-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. ladderlike.

scalariform

/ skəˈlærɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology resembling a ladder

   a scalariform cell

Word History and Origins

Origin of scalariform¹

From the New Latin word scālāriformis, dating back to 1830–40. See scalar, -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of scalariform¹

C19: from New Latin scālāriformis from Latin scālāris of a ladder + -form

Example Sentences

Restored. a, Fruit, natural size. b, Stem, natural size. c, Scalariform tissue of the axis, highly magnified.

From Project Gutenberg

Scalariform, with cross-bands, resembling the steps of a ladder, 134.

From Project Gutenberg

Scalariform ducts of a Fern; part of a bundle, prismatic by pressure.

From Project Gutenberg

The scalariform vessels of these two genera are not conclusive in proving them to have a real affinity with ferns, as Mr. Brown has discovered the same structure of vessels in Myzodendron, a genus allied to the mistletoe; and Corda has lately shown that in two species of Stigmaria, hardly distinguishable by external characters, the vessels of the one are scalariform, and of the other dotted.

From Project Gutenberg

A slice across the stem of a tree shows many different tissues with more or less technical names, bark and cambium, medullary rays, pith, and more or less specialised tissue; air-vessels, punctate vessels, woody fibres, liber fibres, scalariform vessels, and other more or less specialised tissues.

From Project Gutenberg