cucumiform
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prettygoodwordcucumiform (kyu-KYU-mi-fawrm) - adj., having the shape of a cucumber.
That is, cylindrical and tapering at both ends, either straight or curved. Its use today seems largely confined to microbiology and mycology. Borrowed around 1826 from New Latin, coined in 1791 from Latin roots cucumis, cucumber, + -form, shape. An earlier (as in coined in 1703) alternate form was cucumeriform.
And that is the c-week that was. Tune in next week for another round of the regular mix.
---L.
That is, cylindrical and tapering at both ends, either straight or curved. Its use today seems largely confined to microbiology and mycology. Borrowed around 1826 from New Latin, coined in 1791 from Latin roots cucumis, cucumber, + -form, shape. An earlier (as in coined in 1703) alternate form was cucumeriform.
And that is the c-week that was. Tune in next week for another round of the regular mix.
---L.
