Bacciform
/ˈbæk.sɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a berry.
Did you know?Its first element comes from Latin *bacca* (“berry”), the same root behind botanical language that often sounds more mystical than it is.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
bacca
“berry”
Latin
Latin
-formis
“having the form of”
Late Latin / Learned Formation
Latin
bacciformis
“berry-shaped”
18th–19th Century
English
bacciform
“having the shape of a berry”
Modern English
English
bacciform
“shaped like a berry”