reniform, kidney-shaped
(adjective) (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• kidney-shaped
• 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
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
