Falciform

2 definitions found

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

  Falciform \Fal"ci*form\, a. [L. falx, falcis, a sickle + -form:
     cf. F. falciforme.]
     Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping
     hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  falciform
       adj : curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws";
             "the falcate moon" [syn: {falcate}, {sickle-shaped}]