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/vay"zeuh fawrm', vas"euh-/, adj.1. having the form of a duct or tube.2. having the shape of a vase.[1825-35; < L vas vessel + -I- + -FORM]
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Vasiform — Vas i*form, a. [L. vas a vessel + form.] (Biol.) Having the form of a vessel, or duct. [1913 Webster] {Vasiform tissue} (Bot.), tissue containing vessels, or ducts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vasiform tissue — Vasiform Vas i*form, a. [L. vas a vessel + form.] (Biol.) Having the form of a vessel, or duct. [1913 Webster] {Vasiform tissue} (Bot.), tissue containing vessels, or ducts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vasiform — adj. [L. vas, vessel; forma, shape] Vessel shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
vasiform — Having the shape of a vas or tubular structure. * * * vas·i·form (vasґĭ form) [vas + form] having the appearance of a vessel … Medical dictionary
vasiform — shaped like a duct or vase Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
vasiform — vasi·form … English syllables
vasiform — adj. 1 duct shaped. 2 vase shaped. Etymology: L vasi f. VAS + FORM … Useful english dictionary
Baluster — A baluster (according to OED derived through the French balustre , from Italian balaustro , from balaustra , pomegranate flower [from a resemblance to the swelling form of the half open flower ( illustration, below left )] , [The early sixteenth… … Wikipedia
U.S. Post Office (Demopolis, Alabama) — Infobox nrhp | name =U.S. Post Office nrhp type = caption = location= Demopolis, Alabama lat degrees = 32 lat minutes = 31 lat seconds = 6 lat direction = N long degrees = 87 long minutes = 50 long seconds = 16 long direction = W locmapin =… … Wikipedia
lingula — n. [L. dim. lingua, tongue] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Aleyrodidae, a tongue or strap shaped organ in the vasiform orifice with the anal opening at the base where honeydew accumulates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
