RENIFORM

reniform, kidney-shaped

(adjective) (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

reniform (not comparable)

Shaped like a kidney; having a circular or roughly circular shape with a notch.

(medicine) That has the shape or profile of a kidney.

(botany, of various anatomical structures) Shaped like a kidney: in leaves, having the petiole attached at the notch; in seeds or spores, shaped generally like a kidney bean.

(zoology, of various anatomical structures) Shaped more or less like a human kidney in any of various ways, such as outline or contour, for example in the pupils of some species' eyes, the compound eyes of some insects, or the shapes of some bones or nodules.

Synonyms

• kidney-shaped

Anagrams

• informer, reinform

Source: Wiktionary


Ren"i*form (rn"-frm; 277), a. Etym: [L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F. réniforme.]

Definition: Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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