muscariform

muscariform
muscariform, a. Bot.
(mʌˈskɛərɪfɔːm)
Also muscariiform.
[ad. mod.L. muscāriform-is, f. L. muscāri-um fly-brush (f. musca fly): see -form.]
Of an organ: Furnished with hairs so as to resemble a brush.
Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) Index. Treas. Bot.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Muscariform — Mus*car i*form, a. [L. muscarium fly brush + form.] Having the form of a brush. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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