piriform
[ pĭr′ə-fôrm′, pī′rə- ]
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adj.
Shaped like a pear.
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Words nearby piriform
pirate, pirate perch, Pirates of Penzance, pirbuterol acetate, Pire, piriform, piriform muscle, piri-piri, Pirithoüs, Pirke Avoth, pirn
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How to use piriform in a sentence
Shell solid, piriform, with thick folded columella; lateral teeth of radula bicuspidate.