▪ I. spathiform, a.1 Min.
(ˈspæθɪfɔːm)
[f. spath1 + -iform. Cf. F. spathiforme.]
Resembling spath or spar in form or appearance; lamellar.
| 1793 R. Kerr Lavoisier's Elem. Chem. (1802) I. 268 These [forms of uranite] may be divided into three genera, the ochreous, the spathiform, and the mineralized. Ibid. 269 The spathiform, or uranite spar. |
▪ II. ˈspathiform, a.2 Bot. (Zool.)
[f. spatha or spathe.]
Having the form of a spathe.
| 1859 Huxley Oceanic Hydrozoa 29 The hydrophyllia spathiform and smooth externally. |