cuculliform

English

Etymology

Latin cucullus (“cowl”) + English -form

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: kyo͞okŭʹlĭfôrm, IPA^(key): /kjuːˈkʌlɪfɔːm/

Adjective

cuculliform (comparative more cuculliform, superlative most cuculliform)

Cowl- or hood-shaped.

Related terms

cucullate

cucullated

cucullately

cuculle

cuculled

Translations

cowl- or hood-shaped

Finnish: huppu mainen

References

“Cuculliform, a.” listed on page 1,237 of volume II (C) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1893]
Cuculliform (kiukɒ·lifǭɹm), a. [f. L. cucullus cowl + -form.] Cowl-shaped, hood-shaped. [¶] 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 300 The cuculliform pitcher of plants.
“cuculliform, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

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