Definitions for fusiformˈfyu zəˌfɔrm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fu•si•formˈfyu zəˌfɔrm(adj.)
tapering toward the ends, as some roots; spindle-shaped.
Category: Biology
Origin of fusiform:
1740–50; < L fūs(us) spindle + -i - + -form
Princeton's WordNet
fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped(adj)
tapering at each end
Wiktionary
fusiform(Adjective)
Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end.
Origin: From fusus + -iform.
Webster Dictionary
Fusiform(adj)
shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell
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