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mo•nil•i•form
(mō nil′ə fôrm′),USA pronunciation adj.
mo•nil′i•form′ly, adv.
- Biology[Bot., Zool.]consisting of or characterized by a series of beadlike swellings alternating with contractions, as certain roots or stems.
- Biologyresembling a string of beads in shape.
- Latin monīli- (stem of monīle necklace) + -form
- 1795–1805