a. Zool. [f. mod.L. Veretillum + -(I)FORM.] Having the form of a member of Veretillum, the typical genus of Veretillidæ, a family of pennatuloid polyps.
1838. Penny Cycl., XII. 270/2. The ordinary or Veretilliform Holothuriæ.
1891. in Cent. Dict.