funiliformadj.

Brit.

/fjuːˈnɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/fjuˈnɪləˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin funiliformis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin funiliformis (1815 or earlier), as if < an unattested post-classical Latin form *funīlis , adjective ( < classical Latin fūnis rope (see funis n.) + -īlis -il suffix) + -formis -form comb. form². Compare French funiliforme (1815 or earlier).

Botany. Now rare.

Resembling a rope or cord.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > like a cord

funicular1816

funiliform1822

1822 A. T. Thomson Lect. Elements Bot. 139 The succulent plants of tropical climates also..have funiliform roots.

1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Funiliform, tough, cylindrical, and flexible, like a chord; as the roots of arborescent monocotyledones.

1936 A. H. S. Lucas Seaweeds South Austral.: Pt. I 331 Frond caespitose, elongate, wholly articulate, below twisted and sub-funiliform.

1950 Canad. Field Naturalist 64 2/2 The old stolons [of Antennaria campestris] slender, funiliform, subterranean.

1974 Flora Malesiana VII. iii. 599 Stout perennial with thick, funiliform roots and broad, septate-nodulose leaves... C[yperus] platystylus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	funiliform
释义	funiliformadj. Brit. /fjuːˈnɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /fjuˈnɪləˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin funiliformis. Etymology: < scientific Latin funiliformis (1815 or earlier), as if < an unattested post-classical Latin form funīlis , adjective ( < classical Latin fūnis* rope (see funis n.) + -īlis -il suffix) + -formis -form comb. form². Compare French funiliforme (1815 or earlier). Botany. Now rare. Resembling a rope or cord. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > like a cord funicular1816 funiliform1822 1822 A. T. Thomson Lect. Elements Bot. 139 The succulent plants of tropical climates also..have funiliform roots. 1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Funiliform, tough, cylindrical, and flexible, like a chord; as the roots of arborescent monocotyledones. 1936 A. H. S. Lucas Seaweeds South Austral.: Pt. I 331 Frond caespitose, elongate, wholly articulate, below twisted and sub-funiliform. 1950 Canad. Field Naturalist 64 2/2 The old stolons [of Antennaria campestris] slender, funiliform, subterranean. 1974 Flora Malesiana VII. iii. 599 Stout perennial with thick, funiliform roots and broad, septate-nodulose leaves... C[yperus] platystylus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1822
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