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Mitriform
Mit′ri-form
,Adj.
[
Miter
+ -form
: cf. F. mitriforme
.] Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap;
as, a
. mitriform
calyptraGray.
Definition 2024
mitriform
mitriform
English
Adjective
mitriform (comparative more mitriform, superlative most mitriform)
- Having the form of a miter, or peaked cap.
- 1844, Sir James Edward Smith, The English Flora (volume 1, page 29)
- The crisped leaves, with the different nature of the peristome and mitriform calyptra, multifid at the base, are, however, certain marks of distinction.
- 1844, Sir James Edward Smith, The English Flora (volume 1, page 29)
Synonyms
- (form of a mitre): mitrate