Pronunciation: sk ə - ' la-r ə - ˌ fo ̇ rm
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin scalariformis, from Latin scalaris + -iformis -iform
Date: 1836
: resembling a ladder especially in having transverse bars or markings like the rungs of a ladder < scalariform cells in plants>
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