SPIRIFEROUS Definition & Meaning

spiriferous

[ spahy-rif-er-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having a spire or spiral parts.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin, equivalent to ��ī��(��) “coil” + -i- ( def ) + -ferous; spiral ( def ), -fer

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I presume that they are actually connected with the spiral vessels which run up the tentacles, for on several occasions the latter were seen to divide into two or three excessively thin branches, which could be traced close up to the spiriferous cells.

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