scopiformadj.
/ˈskəʊpɪfɔːm/ Natural History.
Arranged in bundles; broom-shaped, fascicular.
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columnara1728
concentric1728
scopiform1794
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > other shapes
plummet-like1605
semilunar1681
cordated1698
cordate1760
obcordate1775
club-shaped1776
flabelliform1777
obovate1785
button-shaped1791
clavate1803
placentiform?a1808
obovoid1819
valviform1819
constricted1826
vulviform1829
mitrate1836
bipenniform1842
sandaliform1848
scopiform1852
obclavate1856
obcordiform1857
oboval1857
utriform1860
broadsword-shaped1870
placentoid1885
hypsiloid1886
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 278 [Zeolyte] Its texture..either stelliform or scopiform.
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 1034 Of the two setiform processes, one is closely ciliate, and the other has a short scopiform extremity.
Derivatives
ˈscopiformly adv. in a scopiform manner.
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scopiformly1804
1804 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. I. 589 Their cross fracture exhibits a scopiformly diverging aspect.
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