allantoid

== English == === Etymology === From French allantoïde, and its source, Renaissance Latin allantoides, from Koine Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλᾶς (allâs, “sausage”). By surface analysis, allant- +‎ -oid. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /əˈlæntɔɪd/ Rhymes: -æntɔɪd === Noun === allantoid (plural allantoids) (obsolete, embryology) The allantois. [17th–20th c.] === Adjective === allantoid (comparative more allantoid, superlative most allantoid) (chiefly embryology) Allantoic. [from 17th c.] (now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends. [from 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === talonidal