nummiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌmɪfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈnəmiˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin nummus , -i- connective, -form comb. form².

Etymology: < classical Latin nummus coin (see nummi- comb. form) + -i- connective + -form comb. form², probably after French nummiforme (1838).R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1860) gives a Latin form nummiformis.

Botany and Zoology.

Resembling a coin in shape.

ΚΠ

1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 779/1 Nummiformis, having the form of a piece of money: nummiform.

1876 C. L. Rominger Geol. Surv. Michigan: Lower Penins. 3 ii. 73 A small nummiform species [of the fossil coral genus Michelinia]..occurs in the Niagara group of Tennessee.

1965 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 52 5 Fruit at maturity nummiform, at maturity turgid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nummiform
释义	nummiformadj. Brit. /ˈnʌmɪfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈnəmiˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin nummus , -i- connective, -form comb. form². Etymology: < classical Latin nummus coin (see nummi- comb. form) + -i- connective + -form comb. form², probably after French nummiforme (1838).R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1860) gives a Latin form nummiformis. Botany and Zoology. Resembling a coin in shape. ΚΠ 1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. 779/1 Nummiformis, having the form of a piece of money: nummiform. 1876 C. L. Rominger Geol. Surv. Michigan: Lower Penins. 3 ii. 73 A small nummiform species [of the fossil coral genus Michelinia]..occurs in the Niagara group of Tennessee. 1965 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 52 5 Fruit at maturity nummiform, at maturity turgid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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