granuliform

English

Etymology

From granule +‎ -iform.

Adjective

granuliform (comparative more granuliform, superlative most granuliform)

1. (mineralogy) Having a granular structure or appearance.

   granuliform limestone

   • 1928, Walter Kenrick Fisher, Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters: Forcipulata:

     There is a fairly regular carinal band of more closely set, numerous granuliform spinelets

References

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