cordiform

[ kawr-duh-fawrm ]

/ ˈkɔr dəˌfɔrm /

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adjective

being in the shape of a heart; heart-shaped.

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Origin of cordiform

1820–30; <Latin cordi- (stem of cor) heart + -form

OTHER WORDS FROM cordiform

sub·cor·di·form, adjective

Words nearby cordiform

cordgrass, cordial, cordiality, cordially, cordierite, cordiform, cordillera, Cordillera Central, Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Oriental

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How to use cordiform in a sentence

Yet none have ever been observed of a heart-shape (cordiform).
Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams
A comparison with the Orontius Finaeus double cordiform map of the year 1531 is interesting.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol I|Edward Luther Stevenson
Tongue cordiform, deeply notched posteriorly, barely free behind.
Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America|William E. Duellman
Tongue broadly cordiform, notched posteriorly, barely free behind.
Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America|William E. Duellman

The tongue is emarginate in 12 specimens and cordiform in all others.
A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla|William E. Duellman

British Dictionary definitions for cordiform

cordiform

/ (ˈkɔːdɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

heart-shaped

Word Origin for cordiform

C19: from Latin cor heart

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