Columnar

Columnar [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Column-like, Column-shaped, Columniform

Having the form of, relating to, resembling, or characterized by columns.

Much taller than broad, but differs from cylindric, by tapering towards one end, like the shaft of a column.
"a column-like tree trunk"

[Compare with: Cylindical ]

Columnar habit [ Morphology ]

Vegetative features that describe a plant growing in the form of a column (e.g. some cacti and succulents)

Columnar tree [ Morphology ]

Describes a narrow upright tree form ( See fastigiated )

Columned [ Botany ]

of, relating to, being, or composed of tall narrow somewhat cylindrical part or structure

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