styliform

adjective sty·li·form \ˈstī-lə-ˌfȯrm\

Definition of STYLIFORM

: resembling a style : bristle-shaped <a styliform copulatory organ>

New Latin stiliformis, from Latin stilus + -formis -form

First Known Use: 1578

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