cuculliform
English
Etymology
Latin cucullus (“cowl”) + English -form
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kyo͞okŭʹlĭfôrm, IPA(key): /kjuːˈkʌlɪfɔːm/
Adjective
cuculliform (comparative more cuculliform, superlative most cuculliform)
- Cowl- or hood-shaped.
Related terms
- cucullate
- cucullated
- cucullately
- cuculle
- cuculled
Translations
cowl- or hood-shaped
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References
- “Cuculliform, a.” listed on page 1,237 of volume II (C) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1893]
Cuculliform (kiukɒ·lifǭɹm), a. [f. L. cucullus cowl + -form.] Cowl-shaped, hood-shaped. [¶] 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 300 The cuculliform pitcher of plants. - “cuculliform, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]