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单词 pistilliform
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pistilliformadj.1

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pistillum n., pistil n., -iform comb. form.
Etymology: < either pistillum n. or pistil n. + -iform comb. form.
Botany. Obsolete. rare.
Having the form of a pistil.
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1855 Eng. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 586 Cells with few lobes at the circumference, internally striated, with a pistilliform axis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

pistilliformadj.2

Brit. /pɪsˈtɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /pɪsˈtɪləˌfɔrm/
Forms: 1900s– pistiliform, 1900s– pistilliform.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pistillum , -iform comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin pistillum (see pestle n.) + -iform comb. form.
Archaeology.
Having the form of a pestle.
ΚΠ
1930 J. T. Russell tr. G.-H. Luquet Art & Relig. Fossil Man i. ii. 41 Such is the ivory pistilliform specimen found at Brassempouy, decorated with a relief on its convex side.
1939 Geogr. Rev. 29 278 (caption) Central European [Bronze Age artefacts]: rivetted dagger with trapezoidal base.., winged spear, pistilliform swords.
2004 M. Hersey tr. J. Guilane & J. Zammit Origins War (2005) v. 202 The blades were often leaf-shaped and widened slightly close to the tip: these are called pistilliform blades.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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