Ensiform

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F.
     ensiforme.]
     Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an
     ensiform leaf.
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     {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See
        {Xiphisternum}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ensiform
       adj : shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
             [syn: {sword-shaped}, {swordlike}, {bladelike}]