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Definition of pulviniform in English:

pulviniform

Pronunciation /pʌlˈvɪnɪfɔːm/

adjective

Botany Mycology

  • Resembling a cushion in shape; bulging, convex; = pulvinate .

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From classical Latin pulvīnus cushion + -iform; originally after French pulviniforme.