Ensiform
91simple leaf — noun a leaf that is not divided into parts • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑acerate leaf, ↑needle, ↑acuminate leaf, ↑cordate leaf, ↑ …
92unsubdivided — adjective (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions • Syn: ↑simple • Ant: ↑compound (for: ↑simple) • Similar to: ↑ …
93butomus — ˈbyüd.əməs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek boutomos, boutomon sedge : a genus (the type of the family Butomaceae) of bog herbs having leaves ensiform and 3 angled at the base and flowers in umbels …
94ensate — ˈenˌsāt adjective Etymology: Latin ensis sword + English ate : ensiform …
95gladiate — ˈgladēˌāt, ē ə̇t adjective Etymology: New Latin gladiatus, from Latin gladius sword + atus ate : shaped like a sword : ensiform the gladiate leaves of a gladiolus …
96tritonia — trīˈtōnēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Triton + New Latin ia 1. capitalized : a genus of So. African bulbous plants (family Iridaceae) much cultivated for ornament and having ensiform leaves and yellow, red, or orange flowers with a… …
97en|sate — «EHN sayt», adjective. Biology. sword shaped; ensiform. ╂[< New Latin ensatus < Lin ēnsis sword] …
98xiph|oid — «ZIHF oyd», adjective, noun. Anatomy. –adj. 1. shaped like or resembling a sword; ensiform: »a xiphoid bone. 2. of or having to do with the xiphisternum or xiphisternal cartilage. –n. the xiphisternal or xiphoid cartilage. ╂[< New Latin… …
99xiph|o|phyl|lous — «ZIHF uh FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. having sword shaped or ensiform leaves. ╂[< Greek xíps sword + phýllon leaf] …
100ensisternal — ensisternal, a. (ɛnsɪˈstɜːnəl) [f. L. ensi s sword + mod.L. stern um, Gr. στέρν ον breast bone + al1.] ‘Relating to the ensiform cartilage’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.) …
