FUSIFORM

fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped

(adjective) tapering at each end

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

fusiform (comparative more fusiform, superlative most fusiform)

(chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

Synonyms

• spindle-shaped

Source: Wiktionary


Fu"si*form, a. Etym: [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.]

Definition: Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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