infundibuliform

(in-fun-dib’a-li-form), a. [ L. infundibulum, a funnel, + form a, shape. ] Having the form of a funnel; funnel-shaped. Where the sac of an inguinal hernia pa es through the internal ring, the in- Sundibuliform proce of the transyersalis fascia forms one of its coverings. H. Gray, Anat. Specifically —(a) In bot., having the form of a tube enlarging gradually upward and spreading widely at the summit: said of a gamopetalous corolla, as that of a morning-glory. () In entom., applied to joints of the antennw, etc., when the basal part is cylindrical or nearly so, and the apical part gradually increases in di- Infundibuliform ameter: distinguished from crateriform. Corolla of Datura Also infundibular, infundibulate. Stramontum. Certain ciliated infundibuliform organs occur on the intestinal mesentery of Sipunculus. Encyc. Brit., 1. 70. Infundibuliform fascia. See fascia.