FALCIFORM
falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped
(adjective) curved like a sickle; “a falcate leaf”; “falcate claws”; “the falcate moon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
falciform (comparative more falciform, superlative most falciform)
Sickle-shaped.
Source: Wiktionary
Fal"ci*form, a. Etym: [L. falx, falcis, a sickle + -form: cf. F. falciforme.]
Definition: Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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