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ENSIFORM
ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike
(adjective) shaped like a sword blade; “the iris has an ensiform leaf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ensiform (comparative more ensiform, superlative most ensiform)
shaped like a sword blade
Synonyms
• swordlike
• sword-shaped
Anagrams
• fermions, sfermion
Source: Wiktionary
En"si*form, a. Etym: [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.]
Definition: Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. Ensiform cartilage, and Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
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