Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A flat triangular muscle situated partly within and partly without the pelvis.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of piriformis.

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Examples

  • In 1959, Research Corporation for Science Advancement awarded Dr. Lipscomb a grant "for determination of the molecular structure of an enzyme, a proteinase from Tetra-hymena pyriformis W, by x-ray diffraction methods."

    James M. Gentile: The Pivotal Role of the Scientist-Educator James M. Gentile 2011

  • In 1959, Research Corporation for Science Advancement awarded Dr. Lipscomb a grant "for determination of the molecular structure of an enzyme, a proteinase from Tetra-hymena pyriformis W, by x-ray diffraction methods."

    James M. Gentile: The Pivotal Role of the Scientist-Educator James M. Gentile 2011

  • Last century, many valuable timber species formed extensive jungles of tremendous tree size, but today are almost extirpated, among them were Swietenia macrophylla, Cedrela odorata, Caesalpinia ebenum, Cariniana pyriformis, Tabebuia chrysantha, Bombacopsis sp.,

    Sinú Valley dry forests 2008

  • Common shrubs include Maytenus octogona and saltbush (Cryptocarpus pyriformis).

    Galápagos Islands xeric scrub 2007

  • Mangrove forests located at the southwestern margin of Lake Maracaibo merge with tall (30-40 m) partially flooded ombrophilous evergreen forests, where Anacardium excelsum, Cariniana pyriformis, Ceiba pentandra, and Gustavia hexapetala predominate while the endemics Rhodospatha perezii and Spathiphyllum perezii are related to the Amazonian flora.

    Coastal Venezuelan mangroves 2008

  • Cryptogram Ridge on Mount Melbourne, Victoria Land (74°21'S, 164°42'E) has geothermal activity that supports a unique community of bryophytes, algae, and microbiota (including the only known occurrence in the Antarctic of the moss, Campylopus pyriformis) and the very rare continental occurrence of the liverwort, Cephaloziella exiliflora.

    Maudlandia Antarctic desert 2008

  • The surrounding habitats do not follow strict bounds as border mixing allows common Sechura Desert species to mix including Parkinsonia aculeata and Alternanthera peruviana while coastal dunes maybe stabilized by Distichlis spicata and Cryptocarpus pyriformis.

    Piura mangroves 2007

  • The region also includes Gustavia hexapetala, Cariniana pyriformis, Faramea capillipes, Ochoterenaea colombiana, Miconia mocquerysii and Vochysia lehmannii.

    Catatumbo moist forests 2007

  • He also suggested that Tetrahymena pyriformis could be a useful organism for field-workers comparing or evaluating potential feed ingredients.

    Chapter 27 1979

  • It passes from the pelvis by the great sciatic foramen, below the pyriformis muscle, and in company with the sciatic artery.

    Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise

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