[1820–30; ‹ L cordi- (s. of cor) heart + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, karma, morphology, myth, phonetic-form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: iodoform, stratiform, tectiform, terraform, uniform
Examples of 'cordiform' in a sentence
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In all treatments, cordiform gametophytes presenting antheridia were observed at 120 days.
Isabel Beatriz de Vargas, Annette Droste 2014, 'In vitro propagation of Cyathea atrovirens (Cyatheaceae): spore storage and sterilizationconditions', Revista de Biología Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000200027&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Archegonia were observed on cordiform gametophytes at 130 days.
Isabel Beatriz de Vargas, Annette Droste 2014, 'In vitro propagation of Cyathea atrovirens (Cyatheaceae): spore storage and sterilizationconditions', Revista de Biología Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000200027&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two species had simple apple-shaped and four species heart-shaped (cordiform) bladders.
Angelika Zebedin, Friedrich Ladich 2013, 'Does the hearing sensitivity in thorny catfishes depend on swim bladder morphology?',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3692464?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The globular, cordiform and torpedo embryo stages can be seen at 30, 45 and 60 days after pollination, respectively.
Rosete Pescador, Gilberto Barbante Kerbauy, Rosali Constantino Strassburg, Jane ElizabethKraus 2009, 'Structural aspects of the zygotic embryogenesis of Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret(Myrtaceae) Aspectos estruturais da embriogênese zigótica em Acca sellowiana (O. Berg)Burret (Myrtaceae)', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062009000100017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)