Fusiform
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fusiform is an adjective meaning (chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
Meaning
(chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
Example Sentences
Acorns come in spherical and fusiform varieties.
Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods).
Synonyms for fusiform
Depending on context, synonyms include spindle-shaped, pointed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pointed, spindle-shaped, streamlined, fungiform, disciform, fusoid-ventricose.
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