释义 |
graniform, a.|ˈgrænɪfɔːm| [f. L. grān-um grain + -iform.] Formed like a grain or as if composed of grains; spec. in Anat. and Bot.
1778Camper in Phil. Trans. LXIX. 157 Little graniform bones. 1797Ibid. LXXXVII. 207 The inner surface of the horns was graniform. 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 441 Mesembryanthemum parvifolium..Leaves graniform expanded bluntly. 1830R. Knox Béclard's Anat. 354 A..very painful graniform or pisiform subcutaneous tumour. 1840Paxton Bot. Dict., Graniform, formed like grains of corn. |