Synonym for cribriform ... Sievelike; containing many perforations. ... Synonym: cribrate, polyporous. ... Origin: L. Cribrum, a sieve, + forma, form ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Crib'rate adjective [ Latin cribratus , past participle of cribrare to sift, from cribrum a sieve.] Cribriform. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/187