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fusiform

[ fyoo-zuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈfyu zəˌfɔrm /
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adjective
spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.
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Origin of fusiform

1740–50; <Latin fūs(us) spindle + -i- + -form

OTHER WORDS FROM fusiform

sub·fu·si·form, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fusiform

fusiform
/ (ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective
elongated and tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped

Word Origin for fusiform

C18: from Latin fūsus spindle
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