calcariform

calcariform
calcarˈiform adjective
Spur-shaped
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Main Entry:calcar

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calcariform, a.
(kælˈkærɪfɔːm)
[mod. f. L. calcāri- spur + -form, or a. F. calcariforme; with the same confusion of calcar with calc- as in prec.]
a. ‘Shaped like a calcar or spur’ (Treas. Bot.).
b. catachr. ‘Having a calcareous, rhomboidal appearance’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1881).

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