Napiform

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈneɪp.ɪ.fɔːm/
• US IPA: /ˈneɪ.pɪ.fɔɹm/

Origin

From Latin nāpus ("turnip") + -form

Full definition of napiform

Adjective

1. (botany) Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom.
• 2007 K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, volume IX, page 265The primary root is transformed into an perennating storage root, which is tuberous or napiform and then often branched