allantoid
English edit
Etymology edit
From French allantoïde, and its source, Renaissance Latin allantoides, from Koine Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλᾶς (allâs, “sausage”). By surface analysis, allant- + -oid.
Noun edit
allantoid (plural allantoids)
- (obsolete, embryology) The allantois. [17th–20th c.]
- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 8:
- The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose.
Adjective edit
allantoid (comparative more allantoid, superlative most allantoid)
- (chiefly embryology) Allantoic. [from 17th c.]
- (now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends. [from 18th c.]
Translations edit
sausage shaped
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