funiliform

English

Etymology

From Latin funis (“rope”) + -form.

Adjective

funiliform (comparative more funiliform, superlative most funiliform)

1. (botany) tough and flexible like a cord

   funiliform petals

   funiliform racemes

   The roots of some endogenous trees are funiliform.

References

• “funiliform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.