moniliform

[ moh-nil-uh-fawrm ]
/ moʊˈnɪl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

Botany, Zoology. consisting of or characterized by a series of beadlike swellings alternating with contractions, as certain roots or stems.
resembling a string of beads in shape.

Origin of moniliform

1795–1805; < Latin monīli- (stem of monīle necklace) + -form

OTHER WORDS FROM moniliform

mo·nil·i·form·ly, adverb

Words nearby moniliform

moniker, monilethrix, monilia, monilial, moniliasis, moniliform, moniliform hair, moniliformis, moniliid, monish, monism

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British Dictionary definitions for moniliform

moniliform
/ (mɒˈnɪlɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

biology shaped like a string of beads moniliform fungi

Word Origin for moniliform

C19: from New Latin monīliformis, from Latin monīle necklace + forma shape

Medical definitions for moniliform

moniliform
[ mə-nĭl′ə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Shaped like a string of beads.