Definitions for pyriform

pyriform pyr·i·form

Spelling: [pir-uh-fawrm]
IPA: /ˈpɪr əˌfɔrm/

Pyriform is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in pyriform (fimoprry).

Definitions for pyriform

adjective

  1. pear-shaped.

Origin of pyriform

1695-1705; New Latin pyriformis pear-shaped, equivalent to pyri- (for piri-; Latin pir(um) pear + -i- -i-) + -formis Examples for pyriform

The four pyriform eggs are pale buff, tinged with olive, blotched and spotted with dark brown and paler brown.

The pyriform medullary plate, already described, is the first external indication of the embryo.

Front of cell with nine pyriform fenestrae, with fissures proceeding from their pointed ends towards an oval central perforation.

The egg of the Emperor is white, pyriform in shape, and weighs just under 1 lb.

Where the egg is pyriform, the large end makes way for the smaller.

The body is pyriform, with the shell opening at the larger end.

Ovicells aculeate, with strong widely set spines, pyriform depressed.

The first has not been examined by the writer and is said to be smooth and short, pyriform, 10 centimeters in diameter.

They are globular, ovoid, or pyriform, and are sold by the individual pearl.

The tree is valued for its fruit, which is oblong to pyriform in shape, 2-5 in.

Word Value for pyriform
Scrable

18

Words with friends

19

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