MURIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

muriform (comparative more muriform, superlative most muriform)

(botany) Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement.

Source: Wiktionary


Mu"ri*form, a. Etym: [L. murus a wall + -form.] (Bot.)

Definition: Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a muriform variety of cellular tissue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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