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Scalariform

Scalariform \Sca*lar"i*form\, a. [L. scalare, scalaria, staircase, ladder + -form: cf. F. scalariforme.]

  1. Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some plants.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to a scalaria.

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scalariform

a. Having the form of a ladder