soleiform
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin solea (“sandal”) + -i- + -form.[1]
Adjective
editsoleiform (comparative more soleiform, superlative most soleiform)
- (biology) Slipper-shaped; calceolate.
- 2000, Jane Fröhlich, Kevin D. Hyde, Palm Microfungi, Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press, page 85:
- Their ascospores are ellipsoid or soleiform, 1- or rarely 3-septate, usually have a larger upper cell, are mainly olivaceous brown, have rounded or somewhat attenuated apices and a verruculose wall surrounded by a thin gelatinous sheath (Hawksworth, 1985).
References
edit- ^ “soleiform”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.