Scalariform

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scalariform \Sca*lar"i*form\, a. [L. scalare, scalaria,
     staircase, ladder + -form: cf. F. scalariforme.]
     1. Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having
        transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder;
        as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some
        plants.


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     2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to a scalaria.
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