Botuliform
/ˈbɒtʃʊlɪfɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a sausage or elongated cylinder with rounded ends.
Did you know?The Latin word botulus, meaning “sausage,” inspired the name botulism after a 19th-century outbreak was linked to contaminated sausages.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
botulus
“Sausage; a sausage-like food, especially one associated with meat preparation”
19th Century
Latin
botulismus
“A medical term formed from botulus for poisoning associated with sausages”
Late 19th Century
Scientific Latin
botulinum
“The bacterial toxin or substance associated with botulism”
19th–20th Century
English
botulism
“A severe paralytic illness caused by toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum”
Modern English
English
botuliform
“Sausage-shaped, used chiefly in zoology, botany, and medical description”