botuliform

botuliform
adjective
shaped like a sausage
Similar to: ↑formed

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\\ˈbächələˌfȯrm; bəˈtül-, bə.ˈtyül-\ adjective
Etymology: botuli- (from Latin botulus sausage) + -form — more at bowel
: shaped like a sausage

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botuliform, a.
(ˈbɒtjʊlɪˌfɔːm)
[ad. mod.L. botuliformis, f. L. botulus sausage: see -form.]
Sausage-shaped.
Henslow, Dict. Bot. Terms.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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