Definition of Dolabriform

1. Adjective. Having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver.

Exact synonyms: Dolabrate
Similar to: Simple, Unsubdivided

Definition of Dolabriform

1. a. Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

Definition of Dolabriform

1. Adjective. Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Dolabriform

1. Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish. Origin: L. Dolabra a mattock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolabriform

doits
dojigger
dojiggers
dojinshi
dojo
dojos
dokda
dokdas
dokimastic
doko
dol
dolabellane
dolabra
dolabrae
dolabrate
dolabriform (current term)
dolce
dolce far niente
dolcelatte
dolces
dolcetto
dolcettos
dolci
doldrum
doldrums
dole
dole bludger
dole bludgers
dole out
dolebludger

Literary usage of Dolabriform

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"... those of the 2 upper tripartite, lateral segments dolabriform, one third shorter than the claws, intermediate segment linear narrower and as short again ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1861)
"Die-. [fr. dogue; d. dog. v. Attack. DOLE. v. Dale. dolabriform. do, to cut off; lu', to cut. ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... and dolabriform or axe- shaped. When the development of parenchyma is such that it more than fills up the spaces between the veins, the margins become ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"... auricles (or lateral lobes) dolabriform, obtuse, 5.5 mm. long, about 3 mm. wide: middle lobe 4 mm. wide, oblong; (¡.5 mm. long, from tlie rounded tip to ..."

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