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emboliform

Pronunciation: /ɛmˈbɑl.əˌfoɹm/

The English word “emboliform” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Plug-shaped.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”) + -form, from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to lay or put in”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).

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