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/nay"peuh fawrm'/, adj.round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.[1840-50; < L nap(us) a kind of turnip + -I- + -FORM]
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Napiform — Na pi*form, a. [L. napus turnip + form: cf. F. napiforme. Cf. {Navew}.] (Bot.) Turnip shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
napiform — [nā′pə fôrm΄] adj. [< L napus, turnip (see NEEP) + FORM] large and round at the top, tapering sharply below; turnip shaped: said of roots … English World dictionary
napiform — adjective Etymology: Latin napus turnip (perhaps from Greek napy, sinapy mustard) + International Scientific Vocabulary iform Date: circa 1841 globular at the top and tapering off abruptly < a napiform root > … New Collegiate Dictionary
napiform — adjective /ˈneɪp.ɪ.fɔːm,ˈneɪ.pɪ.fɔɹm/ Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom. The primary root is transformed into an perennating storage root, which is tuberous or napiform and then often branched … Wiktionary
napiform — na·pi·form (naґpĭ form) [L. napus turnip + forma shape] having the shape or form of a turnip … Medical dictionary
napiform — shaped like a turnip Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
napiform — adj. turnip shaped … English contemporary dictionary
napiform — Turnip shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below, e.g. the tuberous, subterranean (hypogeous) caudex of many cycad species … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
napiform — na·pi·form … English syllables
napiform — na•pi•form [[t]ˈneɪ pəˌfɔrm[/t]] adj. turnip shaped, as a root • Etymology: 1840–50; < L nāp(us) a kind of turnip + i + form … From formal English to slang
