piriform
[ pĭr′ə-fôrm′, pī′rə- ]
adj.
Shaped like a pear.
Nearby words
- pirate perch,
- pirates of penzance,
- piratical,
- pire,
- piri-piri,
- piriform muscle,
- pirithoüs,
- pirke avot,
- pirke avoth,
- pirl
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Examples from the Web for piriform
Shell solid, piriform, with thick folded columella; lateral teeth of radula bicuspidate.