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Meaning of SPINDLE-SHAPED

Pronunciation:  'spindl sheypt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  tapering at each end
 

SPINDLE-SHAPED is a 14 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: cigar-shaped, fusiform, pointed
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spin"dle-shaped`\, a.
1. Having the shape of a spindle.

2. (Bot.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends;
   fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.

 

 

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