单词 | palmiform |
释义 | palmiformadj.ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Palmiformis,..applied by de Candolle to leaves that are disposed so as to imitate the palmated leaves: palmiform. 1890 Cent. Dict. Palmiform, same as palmatiform. 2. a. Architecture. Of a column or capital: resembling a palm tree or palm fronds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [adjective] > specific type rostral1686 rostrated1796 lotiform1841 palmiform1916 1916 A. D. F. Hamlin Hist. Ornament I. iii. 51 The bud-capital was the most common..; the compound campaniform, the palmiform, and the Hathoric belong chiefly to the Ptolemaic age. 1963 I. Woldering Art of Egypt vi. 73 Among the columns suggesting plants, those in the courts of the mortuary temple are palmiform, but elsewhere they take the form of clusters of lotus- or papyrus-stalks. 1988 UNESCO Courier (Nexis) Sept. 12 The transport by barge of palmiform columns lashed on to sledges is depicted on the southern wall of the entrance to the funerary temple of Unas. b. Botany. Of a plant: resembling a palm tree in form. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > form of plant or that has parts of particular shape > [adjective] > having particular shape or shaped parts jagged1548 crowned1578 fingered1597 handed1597 hooded1597 unbranched1665 starred1693 bell-like1754 bell-shaped1758 campaniform1758 columniferous1785 gladiate1793 bottlebrush1798 antlereda1806 muscariform1839 sagittiferous1858 crested1861 unseptated1899 unseptate1900 palmiform1962 1962 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 49 415 This species has many stems, providing more shoot apices than the palmiform species. 1976 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 63 632 This species is a large, palmiform shrub to 3.5 m tall. 1994 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 81 1494 The three subgenera are quite distinct morphologically, ranging from palmiform and rosette trees to rosette shrubs and sparsely branched trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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