Scalariform — Sca*lar i*form, a. [L. scalare, scalaria, staircase, ladder + form: cf. F. scalariforme.] 1. Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scalariform — [skə lar′ə fôrm΄] adj. [< L scalaris (see SCALAR) + FORM] like a ladder; esp., having markings or transverse ridges like the rungs of a ladder … English World dictionary
scalariform — adjective Etymology: New Latin scalariformis, from Latin scalaris + iformis iform Date: 1836 resembling a ladder especially in having transverse bars or markings like the rungs of a ladder < scalariform cells in plants > • scalariformly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
scalariform — См. scalaroid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scalariform — /skeuh lar euh fawrm /, adj. Biol. ladderlike. [1830 40; < NL scalariformis. See SCALAR, FORM] * * * … Universalium
scalariform — adjective Having the form of a ladder … Wiktionary
scalariform — sca·lar·i·form (skə larґĭ form) [scalar + form] resembling the rungs of a ladder … Medical dictionary
scalarifórm — adj. m., pl. scalarifórmi; f. sg. scalarifórmã, pl. scalarifórme … Romanian orthography
scalariform — shaped like a ladder Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
scalariform — [skə larɪfɔ:m] adjective Botany (especially of the walls of water conducting cells) having thickened bands arranged like the rungs of a ladder. Origin C19: from L. scalaris of a ladder + iform … English new terms dictionary
