- libriform
- adjective Etymology: Latin libr-, liber + International Scientific Vocabulary -iform Date: 1877 resembling phloem fibers
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Libriform — Li bri*form (l[imac] br[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Liber + form.] (Bot.) Having the form of liber, or resembling liber. [1913 Webster] {Libriform cells}, peculiar wood cells which are very slender and relatively thick walled, and occasionally are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Libriform — Libriform, Libriformzellen, s. Leitbündel und Holz, S. 490 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
libriform — [lī′brə fôrm΄] adj. 〚L liber (gen. libri), inner bark of a tree (see LIBRARY) + FORM〛 Bot. designating or of wood fibers which are elongated and have simple pits … Universalium
libriform — [lī′brə fôrm΄] adj. [L liber (gen. libri), inner bark of a tree (see LIBRARY) + FORM] Bot. designating or of wood fibers which are elongated and have simple pits … English World dictionary
Libriform cells — Libriform Li bri*form (l[imac] br[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Liber + form.] (Bot.) Having the form of liber, or resembling liber. [1913 Webster] {Libriform cells}, peculiar wood cells which are very slender and relatively thick walled, and occasionally… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
libriform — shaped like a book Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
libriform — libri·form … English syllables
libriform — li•bri•form [[t]ˈlaɪ brəˌfɔrm[/t]] adj. bot bot having the form of or resembling fiber or phloem • Etymology: 1875–85; < L lib(e)r bark, book + i + form … From formal English to slang
libriform — /ˈlaɪbrəfɔm/ (say luybruhfawm) adjective (in botany) having the form of or resembling liber or phloem. {lib(e)r + i 1 + form} …
libriform — a. like liber … Dictionary of difficult words
