pustuliformadj.
/ˈpʌstjᵿlᵻfɔːm/, /ˈpʌstʃᵿlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈpəstʃələˌfɔrm/, /ˈpəstjələˌfɔrm/ Zoology and Botany.
Resembling or having the form of a pustule.
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pustulate?a1425
pustuled?a1425
whey-wormeda1529
pustulous1543
pustulent1607
pustulated1666
pustular1716
whelky1822
psydracious1829
phlyzacious1830
papulopustular1843
pustuliform1846
pustulant1895
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 654 The pustuliform verrucæ are rounded and unequal.
1900 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27 282 Spots..raising the epidermis in a pustuliform manner.
1985 Nature 7 Mar. 17 (caption) Pustuliform organs on the abdomen of the spider.
1996 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 83 89/2 Punctate and pustuliform nodules are usually scattered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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