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adj. [L. penicillum, painter\'s brush]Having the form of a brush or pencil; tipped with fine hairs or fibers.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
penicilliform
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Penicilliform — Pen i*cil li*form, a. (Bot.) Penicillate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penicilliform — pen·i·cil·li·form … English syllables
penicilliform — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|siləˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin penicilliformis, from Latin penicillus brush + iformis iform : penicillate … Useful english dictionary
penicillate — a. terminating in tuft of hairs. ♦ penicilliform, a … Dictionary of difficult words
penicillate — [pen΄i fôrm΄pen΄i sil′it, pen΄i sil′āt΄] adj. [< L penicillus (see PENCIL) + ATE1] Biol. 1. pencil shaped 2. having a tufted tip of fine hairs: Also penicilliform [pen΄i fôrm΄] penicillately adv. penicillation n … English World dictionary
