| Pronunciation: | | 'ensu`form
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf" |
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ENSIFORM is a 8 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | bladelike, pointed, simple, swordlike, sword-shaped, unsubdivided |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F.
ensiforme.]
Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an
ensiform leaf.
{Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See
{Xiphisternum}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Having sharp edges and tapering to a slender point; having a shape suggesting a sword. |
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