pruniformadj.

Brit.

/ˈpruːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈprunəˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prūnum , -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin prūnum prune n. + -iform comb. form. Compare scientific Latin pruniformis (used as a specific epithet by Linnaeus ( Species plantarum (1753) II. 1164), French pruniforme (1833 or earlier), and German pflaumenförmig (1833 or earlier).

Chiefly Mycology.

Having the shape or appearance of a plum.

ΚΠ

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1028/1 Pruniformis, having the appearance of a prune, as the globulous and succulent expansions of the Ulva pruniformis: pruniform.

1918 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 5 23 Spores (5–7 on each basidium) pruniform, 5–7μ, ochraceous, with two nuclei.

1952 Ann. Bot. 16 556 Spores 7–9 x 4–5μ, white, smooth, pruniform, thin-walled.

1980 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 67 29 Fruits compactly clustered, sessile, oblong rotund, to 1.5 cm long, pruniform, marcescent, sparsely sericeous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pruniform
释义	pruniformadj. Brit. /ˈpruːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈprunəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prūnum , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin prūnum prune n. + -iform comb. form. Compare scientific Latin pruniformis (used as a specific epithet by Linnaeus ( Species plantarum (1753) II. 1164), French pruniforme (1833 or earlier), and German pflaumenförmig (1833 or earlier). Chiefly Mycology. Having the shape or appearance of a plum. ΚΠ 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1028/1 Pruniformis, having the appearance of a prune, as the globulous and succulent expansions of the Ulva pruniformis: pruniform. 1918 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 5 23 Spores (5–7 on each basidium) pruniform, 5–7μ, ochraceous, with two nuclei. 1952 Ann. Bot. 16 556 Spores 7–9 x 4–5μ, white, smooth, pruniform, thin-walled. 1980 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 67 29 Fruits compactly clustered, sessile, oblong rotund, to 1.5 cm long, pruniform, marcescent, sparsely sericeous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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