moniliform

[moh-nil-uh-fawrm]

mo·nil·i·form

[moh-nil-uh-fawrm]
adjective
1.
Botany, Zoology. consisting of or characterized by a series of beadlike swellings alternating with contractions, as certain roots or stems.
2.
resembling a string of beads in shape.

Origin:
1795–1805; < Latin monīli- (stem of monīle necklace) + -form

mo·nil·i·form·ly, adverb
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Moniliform is always a great word to know.
So is seedless vascular plant. Does it mean:
ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds
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World English Dictionary
moniliform (mɒˈnɪlɪˌfɔːm)
 
adj
biology shaped like a string of beads: moniliform fungi
 
[C19: from New Latin monīliformis, from Latin monīle necklace + forma shape]

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moniliform mo·nil·i·form (mə-nĭl'ə-fôrm')
adj.
Shaped like a string of beads.

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