pugioniformadj.

Brit.

/ˌpjuːdʒɪˈɒnᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˌpjudʒiˈɑnəˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pugioniformis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin pugioniformis (1753 as a specific epithet in Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 488, after earlier use in J. J. Dillenius Hortus Elthamensis (1732) 280) < classical Latin pugiōn- , pugiō dagger ( < the same base as pungere punge v.) + -ō , suffix forming nouns) + scientific Latin -iformis -iform comb. form.

Botany. rare.

Esp. of a leaf: dagger-shaped.

ΚΠ

1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 389 Leaves, the longest and most elegant of all Mesembryanthema, pugioniform, triquetrous.., and more crowded than in any other species.

1820 J. Lindley Rosarum Monographia 45 The..prickles..are falcate when mixed with setæ, and pugioniform without them.

1930 L. H. Bailey & E. Z. Bailey Hortus 168/2 C. pugioniformis..has a tall thick st[em] to 2 ft.: lvs. to 6 in. long, glaucous, 3-angled, gradually tapering from base to apex (pugioniform or dagger-shaped).

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

单词	pugioniform
释义	pugioniformadj. Brit. /ˌpjuːdʒɪˈɒnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌpjudʒiˈɑnəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pugioniformis. Etymology: < scientific Latin pugioniformis (1753 as a specific epithet in Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 488, after earlier use in J. J. Dillenius Hortus Elthamensis (1732) 280) < classical Latin pugiōn- , pugiō dagger ( < the same base as pungere punge v.) + -ō , suffix forming nouns) + scientific Latin -iformis -iform comb. form. Botany. rare. Esp. of a leaf: dagger-shaped. ΚΠ 1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 389 Leaves, the longest and most elegant of all Mesembryanthema, pugioniform, triquetrous.., and more crowded than in any other species. 1820 J. Lindley Rosarum Monographia 45 The..prickles..are falcate when mixed with setæ, and pugioniform without them. 1930 L. H. Bailey & E. Z. Bailey Hortus 168/2 C. pugioniformis..has a tall thick st[em] to 2 ft.: lvs. to 6 in. long, glaucous, 3-angled, gradually tapering from base to apex (pugioniform or dagger-shaped). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1795
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