reniform
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of reniform
From the New Latin word rēniformis, dating back to 1745–50. See reni-, -form
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Indusium delicate, curved, often crossing the vein, and attached to both sides of it, thus becoming reniform, or shaped like a horseshoe.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
P. reniform, gelatinoso-viscid above, umber; g. radiating from a lateral point, distant, whitish; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
All its wings are very deep brown; the front pair has a darker band containing the orbicular and reniform spots, and the hind pair a lighter band across the middle.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
It lies beyond the orbicular spot, and is usually somewhat kidney-shaped, and is consequently named the reniform.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
The orbicular and reniform spots are outlined with a paler colour, and there is a pale transverse line parallel with the hind margin, outside which is a row of indistinct black spots.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
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