Cribriform
Pronunciation : Crib"ri*form (krb"rfrm)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. cribrum sieve + -form: cf. F. cribriforme.]
Definition : Defn: Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with hokes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress. Cribriform cells (Bot.), those which have here and there oblique or transverse sieve plates, or places perforated with many holes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913