Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graniform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gran-i-form
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Formed from or like corn.

Example Sentences

"minute graniform cells"
"graniform pendants"
"graniform bone"

Etymology

From Latin granum (“grain”) + -form. Compare French graniforme.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: granum
Suffix: form

Inflected Forms

more graniform (comparative) most graniform (superlative)

Questions

What does graniform mean?: Formed from or like corn.
Where does graniform come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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