vasiform

American  

[vey-zuh-fawrm, vas-uh-] / ˈveɪ zəˌfɔrm, ˈvæs ə- /

adjective

1. having the form of a duct or tube.

2. having the shape of a vase.

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Etymology

Origin of vasiform

1825–35; < Latin vās vessel + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

The form of the sporangium in the only species is very variable, but in typical cases is vasiform, the peridial wall at the apex introverted.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

Lingula: in Aleurodidae, a more or less slender tongue or strap-shaped organ, attached cephalad within the vasiform orifice: a term proposed by Leuckart for the ligula of the bees.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.