† meloniformadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: melon n.¹, -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < melon n.¹ + -iform comb. form. Compare French meloniforme (1817), post-classical Latin meloniformis (see quot. 1832; also in scientific Latin as a specific epithet from 1854). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭlǫ·nifǭɹm) /mɪˈlɒnɪfɔːm/.

Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Spheroidal with projecting ribs; melon-shaped.

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1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 374 †Melon-shaped, (†meloniformis); irregularly spherical, with projecting ribs; as the stem of Cactus melocactus: a bad term.]

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 734/2 Melon-shaped, Meloniform, irregularly spherical, with projecting ribs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meloniform
释义	† meloniformadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: melon n.¹, -iform comb. form. Etymology: < melon n.¹ + -iform comb. form. Compare French meloniforme (1817), post-classical Latin meloniformis (see quot. 1832; also in scientific Latin as a specific epithet from 1854). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭlǫ·nifǭɹm) /mɪˈlɒnɪfɔːm/. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Spheroidal with projecting ribs; melon-shaped. ΚΠ 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 374 †Melon-shaped, (†meloniformis); irregularly spherical, with projecting ribs; as the stem of Cactus melocactus: a bad term.] 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 734/2 Melon-shaped, Meloniform, irregularly spherical, with projecting ribs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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