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View synonyms for pyriform
pyriform
[ pir-uh-fawrm ]
pyriform
/ ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm /
adjective
- (esp of organs of the body) pear-shaped
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Other Words From
- pseudo·pyri·form adjective
- sub·pyri·form adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyriform1
C18: from New Latin pyriformis, from pyri-, erroneously from Latin pirum pear + -formis -form
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Example Sentences
The adhesive patch is made of parallel threads of a coil-shaped silk protein called pyriform silk; fibres made from this protein are highly elastic, like a rubber band.
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The pyriform silk is coated with a sticky protein solution.
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Seeds pyriform, with beak-like base.—Plants climbing by the coiling of naked-tipped tendrils.
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Small species with a beakless, more or less round or pyriform perigynium, which is commonly glaucous; terminal spike androgynous or all staminate; stigmas mostly 2.—Sp.
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Calyptra included, pyriform or oblong.
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