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napiform

[ ney-puh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.

napiform

/ ˈneɪpɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. botany shaped like a turnip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of napiform1

1840–50; < Latin nāp ( us ) a kind of turnip + -i- + -form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of napiform1

C19: from Latin nāpus turnip

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