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cordiform

[ kawr-duh-fawrm ]

adjective

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

cordiform

/ ˈkɔːdɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. heart-shaped
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • sub·cordi·form adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cordiform1

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

Origin of cordiform1

C19: from Latin cor heart
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Example Sentences

Yet none have ever been observed of a heart-shape (cordiform).

A comparison with the Orontius Finaeus double cordiform map of the year 1531 is interesting.

Tongue cordiform, deeply notched posteriorly, barely free behind.

Tongue broadly cordiform, notched posteriorly, barely free behind.

The tongue is emarginate in 12 specimens and cordiform in all others.

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