"moriform" meaning in English

See moriform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more moriform [comparative], most moriform [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin morus (“mulberry”) + -form. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|morus||mulberry}} Latin morus (“mulberry”), {{suffix|en||form}} + -form Head templates: {{en-adj}} moriform (comparative more moriform, superlative most moriform)
  1. (botany) Mulberry-like. Categories (topical): Botany
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