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scalariform

Syllabification: (sca·lar·i·form)
Pronunciation: /skəˈle(ə)rəˌfôrm/

Definition of scalariform

adjective

Botany
  • (especially of the walls of water-conducting cells) having thickened bands arranged like the rungs of a ladder.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin scalaris 'of a ladder' + -iform

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