Hordeiform
/ˈhɔːr.di.ɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a barley grain or barley spike.
Did you know?The first element comes from Latin hordeum, “barley,” the source of the botanical genus name Hordeum, which includes cultivated barley.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
hordeum
“Barley”
Classical Latin
Latin
forma
“Shape, form, or appearance”
Scientific Latin
Latin
hordeiformis
“Barley-shaped; formed like barley”
19th Century
English
hordeiform
“Having the shape of a barley grain or barley spike”
Modern English
English
hordeiform
“A technical botanical or zoological descriptor for barley-like form”
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