fusiform
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin fusus (“spindle”) + -iform.
Adjective
[edit]fusiform (comparative more fusiform, superlative most fusiform)
- (chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
- Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).
- Acorns come in spherical and fusiform varieties.
Synonyms
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[edit]spindle-shaped
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Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French fusiforme.
Adjective
[edit]fusiform m or n (feminine singular fusiformă, masculine plural fusiformi, feminine and neuter plural fusiforme)
Declension
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | fusiform | fusiformă | fusiformi | fusiforme | |||
| definite | fusiformul | fusiforma | fusiformii | fusiformele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | fusiform | fusiforme | fusiformi | fusiforme | |||
| definite | fusiformului | fusiformei | fusiformilor | fusiformelor | ||||