🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

浆果状的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiāng guǒ zhuàng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Berry-shaped/ˈbɛr.i.ʃeɪpt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"显微镜下可以看到浆果状的细胞结构。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the form, outline, or general appearance of a berry; globular or spherical in structure.

    "The microscope revealed clusters of berry-shaped bacteria adhering to the tissue sample."
  2. 2

    In botany and zoology, used to characterize organs, fruits, or cells that are small and rounded.

    "The rare shrub produces small, berry-shaped capsules containing numerous seeds."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Composed of the Old English noun 'berie' (meaning berry, derived from Proto-Germanic *basjō) combined with the adjective 'shaped', originating from Old English 'gesceapod' meaning formed or created. The compound developed in scientific and botanical terminology during the 19th century to describe the morphological characteristics of biological structures resembling small, rounded fruits.

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