spirousadj.
/ˈspʌɪərəs/ rare.
Spire-shaped; spiry.
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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top > like a spire or obelisk
steeply1551
steepled1600
spired1612
obelisk1638
spiral1658
spiry1664
spirous1841
obeliscoid1877
1841 Florist's Jrnl. (1846) 2 278 Epidendrum selligerum (side-saddle)... The flowers spirous, upright.
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