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Ensiform — En si*form, a. [L. ensis sword + form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster] {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ensiform — ensifórm adj. m., pl. ensifórmi; f. sg. ensifórmă, pl. ensifórme Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ENSIFÓRM, Ă adj. (Despre frunze) De forma unei săbii. [< fr. ensifo … Dicționar Român
Ensiform — (lat.), schwertförmig … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
ensiform — [en′si fôrm΄] adj. [< L ensis, sword (< IE * nsi s > Sans así ) + FORM] sword shaped, as an iris leaf; xiphoid … English World dictionary
ensiform — adjective Etymology: French ensiforme, from Latin ensis sword + French forme form; akin to Sanskrit asi sword Date: 1541 having sharp edges and tapering to a slender point < ensiform leaves > see leaf illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
ensiform — en•si•form [[t]ˈɛn səˌfɔrm[/t]] adj. bio sword shaped; xiphoid: an ensiform leaf[/ex] • Etymology: 1535–45; < L ēnsi(s) sword + form … From formal English to slang
ensiform — adjective shaped like a sword blade the iris has an ensiform leaf • Syn: ↑sword shaped, ↑swordlike, ↑bladelike • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided … Useful english dictionary
Ensiform cartilage — Ensiform En si*form, a. [L. ensis sword + form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster] {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ensiform process — Ensiform En si*form, a. [L. ensis sword + form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. [1913 Webster] {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See {Xiphisternum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ensiform appendix — n XIPHOID PROCESS … Medical dictionary
ensiform cartilage — n XIPHOID PROCESS * * * see xiphoid process * * * processus xiphoideus … Medical dictionary
