corticiform

English

Etymology

From Latin cortex, corticis (“bark”) + -form. Compare French corticiforme.

Adjective

corticiform (comparative more corticiform, superlative most corticiform)

1. Resembling, or having the form of, bark, rind, or a cortex.

   the corticiform layer of a thallus

References

• “corticiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.