单词 | pistilliform |
释义 | † pistilliformadj.1 Botany. Obsolete. rare. Having the form of a pistil. ΚΠ 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 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). < adj.11855adj.21930 |
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