scalariform
[ skuh-lar-uh-fawrm ]
/ skəˈlær əˌfɔrm /
adjective Biology.
Words nearby scalariform
scalar field,
scalar multiplication,
scalar product,
scalar triple product,
scalare,
scalariform,
scalation,
scalawag,
scald,
scald-crow,
scaldfish
Example sentences from the Web for scalariform
Scalariform ducts of a Fern; part of a bundle, prismatic by pressure.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayScalariform, with cross-bands, resembling the steps of a ladder, 134.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for scalariform
scalariform
/ (skəˈlærɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
biology
resembling a ladder
a scalariform cell
Word Origin for scalariform
C19: from New Latin
scālāriformis from Latin
scālāris of a ladder +
-form