a. Geol. and Bot. [ad. mod.L. strombuliformis f. *strombulus: see prec. and -(I)FORM. Cf. F. strombuliforme.] a. Geol. Shaped like a top. b. Bot. Twisted in a long spire, so as to resemble the convolutions of the shell Strombus.
1845. B. H. Smart, Suppl., Strombuliform, shaped like a top. Geol.
1859. Mayne, Expos. Lex., Strombuliformis. Bot., contorted like a screw, or spirally,… strombuliform.
1866. Treas. Bot., 1104/2.
