reniform
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of reniform
From the New Latin word rēniformis, dating back to 1745–50. See reni-, -form
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A compact variety of a pale liver-brown colour and forming concentric layers with a reniform surface is known in Germany as Schalenblende or Leberblende.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Entirely pale grey or glaucous. hypnophilus, B. P. 3-6 mm. very thin, flat, white, rather reniform, nearly smooth; g. radiating, distant, simple; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The orbicular and reniform spots are large, and paler than the ground colour; and several zigzag or scalloped lines, more or less distinct, cross the wings transversely.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux
The reniform spot is pale, the orbicular spot less distinct, and between the two there is generally a rhomboidal dark spot.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux
P. resupinate then reflexed, sessile, reniform, shining white, downy; g. radiating, reddish, edge paler, denticulate; sp. minutely warted, subg. 6-7.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
