单词 | spathiform |
释义 | spathiformadj.1 Mineralogy. Resembling spath or spar in form or appearance; lamellar. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > spar spady1683 sparry1695 spathy1757 spathiform1793 spathaceous1794 sparry1796 1793 R. Kerr tr. A. Lavoisier Elements Chem. (ed. 2) i. xvi. 226 The spathiform, or uranite spar. 1793 R. Kerr tr. A. Lavoisier Elements Chem. (ed. 2) i. xvi. 226 These [forms of uranite] may be divided into three genera, the ochreous, the spathiform, and the mineralized. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). spathiformadj.2 Botany (and Zoology). Having the form of a spathe. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > bract, scale, palea, or spathe > [adjective] > of or resembling bract, etc. bracteal1771 glumaceous1828 bract-like1847 spathiform1859 bracteiform1870 hypsophyllary1875 hypsophyllous1880 hypsophyllar- 1859 T. H. Huxley Oceanic Hydrozoa 29 The hydrophyllia spathiform and smooth externally. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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