columelliform

[ kol-yuh-mel-uh-fawrm ]
/ ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

like a columella.

Origin of columelliform

First recorded in 1830–40; columell(a) + -i- + -form

Words nearby columelliform

columbus, columbus air force base, columbus day, columbus, christopher, columella, columelliform, column, column chromatography, column dress, column inch, column of fornix

Example sentences from the Web for columelliform

  • The stapes is always normal in character, never becoming at all columelliform.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds