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fusiform

American  
[fyoo-zuh-fawrm] / ˈfyu zəˌfɔrm /

adjective

  1. spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.

fusiform British  
/ ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. elongated and tapering at both ends; spindle-shaped

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Other Word Forms

  • subfusiform adjective

Etymology

Origin of fusiform

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

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