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