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Definition of Napiform
1. a. Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below.
Definition of Napiform
1. Adjective. (botany) Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Napiform
1. shaped like a turnip [adj]
Medical Definition of Napiform
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Napiform
Literary usage of Napiform
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Diseases of the Breast and Mammary Region by Alfred Velpeau (1856)
"napiform OR FIBRO-PLASTIC TUMOURS PROPERLY SO CALLED.—There is a variety of
tumour, which I have met with in the breast, but much more frequently elsewhere, ..."
2. The New American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure by Alphonso Wood (1889)
"The principal axial forms are the ramous, fusiform, napiform, and conical.
To all these forms the general name tap-root is applied. ..."
3. Lessons in the Structure, Life, and Growth of Plants, for Schools and Academies by Alphonso Wood, Oliver Rivington Willis (1889)
"The principal axial forms are the ramous, fusiform, napiform, and conical.
To all these forms the general name tap-root is applied. ..."
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