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Definition of muscariform in English:

muscariform

Pronunciation /mʌˈskɛːrɪfɔːm/

adjective

rare Botany

  • Resembling a brush in having an elongated structure with hairs or bristles at one end.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From scientific Latin muscariformis from classical Latin muscārium fly-brush + -formis.